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- [res-ling]
- /ˈrɛs lɪŋ/
- /ˈres.lɪŋ/
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- [res-ling]
- /ˈrɛs lɪŋ/
Definitions of wrestling word
- noun wrestling an act of or a bout at wrestling. 1
- noun wrestling a struggle. 1
- verb without object wrestling to engage in wrestling. 1
- verb without object wrestling to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple: to wrestle with one's conscience. 1
- verb with object wrestling to contend with in wrestling. 1
- verb with object wrestling to force by or as if by wrestling. 1
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Origin of wrestling
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English; Old English wrǣstlunge. See wrestle, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wrestling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wrestling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for wrestling
noun wrestling
- jujitsu — a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him.
- kendo — a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.
- kung fu — an ancient Chinese method of self-defense by striking blows at vulnerable areas of an attacker's body using fluid movements of the hands and legs.
- karate — a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet. Compare judo, jujitsu.
- aikido — a Japanese system of self-defence employing similar principles to judo, but including blows from the hands and feet
adjective wrestling
- warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
- hawkish — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- jingoistic — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- disputative — Tending to dispute.
- jousting — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
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