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Meanings of tussle in anglès

portuguès
batalha
català
altercació
espanyol
refriega

Disorderly fighting.

altercació
espanyol
liar

Make messy or untidy.

liar
Synonyms
Examples for "scuffle"
Examples for "scuffle"
1
He said the service station attendant witnessed the scuffle and phoned triple-0.
News.com.au
2
Behind me, there's the sound of a scuffle, but I don't stop.
Mockingjay
3
He hurt nobody in the scuffle; he was thinking of his dinner.'
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
4
As part of the ongoing scuffle, weapons were drawn on either side.
The South African
5
They had a scuffle in the shrubbery, and the tramp got away.
From the Ranks
1
Winner: Virtual Boy Writing Columns iPad: Possible, but kind of a hassle.
Wired
2
It's just way too detail oriented and too much of a hassle.
The new yorker
3
But in general that's just too much hassle in an urbanised society.
The Guardian
4
Families might well wonder if it is worth the hassle next time.
The Guardian
5
Months of planning and hassle for a few minutes before a preacher.
Secret weapon spouse
1
What had earlier been a foregone conclusion had descended into a dogfight.
The Guardian
2
Mazer quickly put on his helmet and zoomed in, following the dogfight.
Earth Afire
3
He didn't disappoint and sought to draw his opponent into a dogfight.
Independent.ie
4
But he also admits there are ups and downs to the dogfight.
News.com.au
5
When you're in a relegation dogfight you've got to fight like dogs.
The Guardian
1
So much about this young, rough-and-tumble country reminded me of my own.
The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
2
It also kept him attuned to the rough-and-tumble of the criminal marketplace.
Layover in dubai
3
Even when these were prohibited the game was of a rough-and-tumble variety.
The Irish Times
4
The rough-and-tumble aspect of playing with colour is not for shrinking violets.
Independent.ie
5
But Patsy was a rushing, rough-and-tumble saloon-fighter, while Watson was a boxer.
The Night-Born
Usage of tussle in anglès
1
But the tussle for the sixth seat made the result highly unpredictable.
The Guardian
2
Of course, that means the parting tussle between Quince and the wrangler.
Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings
3
And at length the Merrimac gave up the tussle, and sailed away.
This Country of Ours
4
Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin, shown here, steps into legal tussle over executions.
The Guardian
5
Rosalind grimaced down at her skirt, ripped during a tussle for freedom.
The spurned viscountess
6
Their biggest tussle came against the least experienced opponents, Armagh, in 2006.
The Irish Times
7
Kit set down the lantern, and fell upon him for a tussle.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
8
It was a frantic minute that neatly summed up this breathtaking tussle.
The Guardian
9
Ann watched the ensuing tussle between man and beast with unequivocal admiration.
The Vision of Desire
10
Cranly took him at the word and the two began to tussle.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
11
YOU wouldn't want to get in to a taxonomic tussle with Calexico.
The Irish Times
12
It was a hugely entertaining tussle, putting the mistakes to one side.
The Irish Times
13
He said you guys had a tussle with him in the backyard.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
14
Evidently he decided he cared nothing for a tussle with this opponent.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
15
If a tussle would soothe you, my fey seem amenable to it.
Darkest Mercy
16
The rest of the agents noticed the tussle and pulled their guns.
The black minutes
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Tussle through the time
Tussle across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common