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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who struggles.

   "All the strugglings of genius in thee, have never equalled the strugglings of virtue in him."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of struggle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

backwardbattlingcontendingcontestantcontestingdisputant

Example

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"The company is struggling for survival."

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