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Meanings of grappling in English

Russian
грепплинг
Portuguese
grappling
Spanish
agarrar
Catalan
grappling
Wikidata

Range of techniques used in many disciplines, styles and martial arts.

          Related terms
          грепплинг
          Portuguese
          luta
          Catalan
          lluita
          Spanish
          confrontación

          The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat.

                luta
                Usage of grappling in English
                1
                We were grappling in darkness in the absence of the required guidance.
                Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press
                2
                Lebanon was grappling with a financial and economic crisis before coronavirus hit.
                Reuters
                3
                The country is still grappling with the human, economic and political costs.
                Reuters
                4
                A messy, error-strewn grappling match that could easily have gone either way.
                The Irish Times
                5
                Several people in judo pajamas were already working through various grappling techniques.
                Blood rites
                6
                Japan's fast-ageing society has left employers grappling with an acute labor shortage.
                Reuters
                7
                Costa Rican health officials are grappling with booming demand as it is.
                Reuters
                8
                EBONY: What do you want to tell families grappling with this now?
                Ebony
                9
                Financial analysts are grappling with a major paradox in post-apartheid South Africa.
                The Irish Times
                10
                Could you imagine her grappling with all of these new international stars?
                The South African
                11
                Owein and the Roman were grappling hand to hand, both weapons lost.
                The grail king
                12
                Countries around the world are grappling with how to control internet piracy.
                BBC
                13
                Ropes and grappling irons were used to hoist the body on board.
                Depths
                14
                In reality, he and the country are both still grappling with it.
                The Guardian
                15
                Like Eisner, Iger is grappling with changing consumer behavior caused by technology.
                Reuters
                16
                The grappling of the clubs, of course, does not inspire such awe.
                The Irish Times
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                Grappling through the time
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