grapple
/ˈɡɹæpəl/ verb C2- To seize something and hold it firmly.
- To wrestle or tussle.
- To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with. · to grapple with one's conscience
He/she/it grapples · Past grappled · Past participle grappled · -ing form grappling
Verb forms
- Base form
- grapple
- He/she/it
- grapples
- Past
- grappled
- Past participle
- grappled
- -ing form
- grappling
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It has been an intellectual treat to me to see the way in which you have grappled with this affair, and I say, unaffectedly, that it would be a grief to me to be forced to take any extreme measure.
Residents found their communities irrevocably fractured, constantly grappling with the relentless noise and pervasive pollution generated by ceaseless traffic flows.
The residents of Malgudi are quintessential ordinary people, grappling with common aspirations, domestic misunderstandings, and minor professional triumphs.
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