Robin nerved himself for yet another tussle.
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Tussle
//ˈtʌsəl//
Synonyms for "tussle" (112 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (33)
Related words (56)
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Translations
29 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- бой noun (fight or struggle)
- борба noun (fight or struggle)
- конфликт noun (a conflict, an argument, a disagreement)
- спор noun (a conflict, an argument, a disagreement)
Czech
2 entries- rvačka noun (fight or struggle)
- zápas noun (fight or struggle)
French
3 entries- querelle noun (fight or struggle)
- querelle noun (a conflict, an argument, a disagreement)
- se quereller verb (to have a tussle)
German
4 entries- Gerangel noun (fight or struggle)
- Rauferei noun (fight or struggle)
- kämpfen verb (to have a tussle)
- raufen verb (to have a tussle)
Hungarian
2 entries- tusakodás noun (fight or struggle)
- tusakodik verb (to have a tussle)
Māori
3 entries- nonoketanga noun (fight or struggle)
- nonoke verb (to have a tussle)
- whātōtō verb (to have a tussle)
Russian
4 entries- перебранка noun (a conflict, an argument, a disagreement)
- стычка noun (fight or struggle)
- схватка noun (fight or struggle)
- би́ться verb (to have a tussle)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- borba noun (fight or struggle)
- boriti se verb (to have a tussle)
Swedish
1 entries- dust noun (fight or struggle)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
And the visiting side appeared to settle quickly as Wayne Routledge, who had a tough tussle with Stevenage left-back Scott Laird, delivered an early cross that Barton drilled goalwards, forcing a decent save from Chris Day.
Source: wiktionary
..., two young men—field hands—got into a tussle with a white man.
Source: wiktionary
The two sets of fans were tussling before the game.
Source: wiktionary
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