grappling

[grap-ling]

noun

1. grapnel.

grappling

/ ˈɡræplɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of gripping or seizing, as in wrestling

2. a hook used for securing something

Other Word Forms

• ungrappling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of grappling¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; grapple + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

County officials had spent grappling with the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Hollywood is grappling with the innovations in AI, which is expected to create more efficiency in production but disrupt the jobs of visual effects artists, actors, writers and other talent.

From Los Angeles Times

She would also have to contend with a sluggish economy and households grappling with higher costs and slow wage growth.

From BBC

Her art features cute animals — the kind a child might cuddle with — but with thoughtful, melancholy features and expressions, as if they are grappling with a recent misfortune or trying to navigate a hard day.

From Los Angeles Times

The team have built success around world-class grappling, but Hughes was able to nullify much of Nurmagomedov's takedown threat in their first fight.

From BBC

Related Words

• confront 
• contend 
• cope 
• deal with