tussle

Speech parts

1. tussle - Noun

2. tussle - Verb

Meaning

To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.

A struggle; a scuffle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scuffle hassle rough-and-tumble muss dogfight tiff rumpus war battle affray bicker tourney fighting fight conflict
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Antonyms

concord amity peace agreement understanding agree
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Hypernyms

fighting fight combat struggle contend scrap

Examples

the child mussed up my hair Source: Internet

the drunken men started to scuffle Source: Internet

After a tussle, the man returns to his car, retrieves something from the boot, and appears to strike the other bin man in the head with it. Source: Internet

A major upshot of the gruelling electoral tussle between the two alliances was the resurgence of Left, which aligned with the RJD-Congress combine after being pushed to the margins in the post-Mandal era politics of Bihar. Source: Internet

British holidaymakers scramble to get out of Spain as they tussle with baton-wielding police as country is. Source: Internet

City were awarded a corner despite the ball rebounding out off Ilkay Gundogan after a tussle with Grealish. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Tussing tussis tussive tussler tussling tussock