tussled
past simple and past participle oftussle
tussle
verb[I]
uk/ˈtʌs.əl/us/ˈtʌs.əl/tussleverb[I](DISAGREE)
to havedifficultdisagreementsorstrongarguments:
During his twelveyearsinCongresshe has tussledwiththechemical,drugandpowercompaniesonbehalfof theordinaryperson.
Theresidentsare still tusslingoverthe ever-scarcerstreetparking.
Arguing & disagreeing
- agent provocateur
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- argumentatively
- as a matter of factphrase
- bet
- bone
- conflict
- dicker
- dissent
- feud
- make the fur flyidiom
- row
- shadowbox
- shadowboxing
- split
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- that's a matter of opinionidiom
tussleverb[I](FIGHT)
tofightwith anotherpersonusingyourarmsandbody:
Theboysstartedto tussle in theplayground.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- grapple
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- toe
- turf war
Phrasal verb
tussle withsomething
Examplesoftussled
tussled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We havetussledwith this problem for many years.
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We havetussledhard to find an appropriate way forward on the matter.
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While reception was warm, reviewerstussledwith the task of pigeonholing the sound of the album, roll-calling contemporary and influential bands and works.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, as soon as they reached their camp, the twotussledover the note in full view of their tribemates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rival copstussledover possession of station houses.
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