grapple
verb (used without object)
to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
am grappling
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present progressiveof grapple (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Not just because it’s plastered on seasonal cards, pillows, and mugs, but because I am grappling with what it is and how much I have of it right now.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
She said years of fighting for justice had left a heavy toll, adding: "I am grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder, I have been in and out of hospitals."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
But I am grappling with feeling very much less than.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2021
It is an element of control that I am grappling to find in these circumstances but may just need to give up on.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2020
I will soon be drawing up a new Advance Directive and am grappling with whether or not to ask that food and water be withheld.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2015
