Tussle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtʌsl|  American pronunciation of the word tussle
Brit.  |ˈtʌs(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word tussle

noun

- disorderly fighting (syn: dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, scuffle)

verb

- fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters (syn: scuffle)
- make messy or untidy (syn: muss)

Extra examples

The suspect was arrested after a tussle with a security guard.

The President is in for another tussle with Congress.

After quite a tussle, I finally wrenched the letter from him.

He was tussling with the other boys.

They tussled for first place in the race.

It came to a regular ding-dong tussle between us.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: tussle
he/she/it: tussles
present participle: tussling
past tense: tussled
past participle: tussled
noun
singular: tussle
plural: tussles
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