Tussle Definition

tŭsəl
tussled, tussles, tussling
verb
tussled, tussles, tussling
To fight, struggle, contend, etc. briefly but vigorously; wrestle; scuffle.
Webster's New World
To have a tussle.
The two sets of fans were tussling before the game.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
tussles
A brief but vigorous struggle or contest; scuffle.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tussle

Noun

Singular:
tussle
Plural:
tussles

Origin of Tussle

  • Middle English tussillen frequentative of -tousen to pull roughly

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Related to tousle.

    From Wiktionary

Tussle Sentence Examples

  • Then we had another tussle over folding her napkin.

  • They love to tussle, bounce, play, and run at top speeds.

  • But Gladstone risked the reproach, accepted the office and had a sharp tussle for his seat.

  • I got a few good laughs, I also had a real tussle with the audience.

  • The European junior champion won a fine men's singles tussle with Nathan Rice of Bucks.

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Words Starting With

TTUTUS

Words Ending With

ELESLE

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