- present participle of tackle.
tackling
Americannoun
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tacklings
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Etymology
Origin of tackling
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at tackle, -ing 1
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Hyundai is tackling the brain and supply-chain elements, the JPMorgan analysis said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Wendy’s is rolling out a five-point strategy tackling food quality and value, operations, store upgrades, marketing and digital sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Chacin said the expanded police presence could help stem violence, but that tackling organized crime required, above all, following the money -- investigating how the proceeds are laundered and who is benefitting most.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has made tackling youth unemployment a priority amid skyrocketing youth inactivity and falling entry-level vacancies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Modulations can make harmonic analysis much more challenging, so try to become comfortable analyzing easier pieces before tackling pieces with modulations.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Her shroudes are torne to pieces & her tacklings to raggs.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
Betwixt the hollow hanging of a hill, And crooked bending of a craggy rock, The sails wrapt up, the mast and tacklings down, She lies so close that none can find her out.
From Tamburlaine the Great — Part 2 by Christopher Marlowe
Observe the rattling of the tacklings, and see the sheets that fasten the mainsail behind; the force of the wind puts them upon the stretch.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Peter Anthony Motteux
But as soon as I got word what happened I bade Ralph to put the tacklings on the ass.
From New Irish Comedies by Lady Gregory
Then before school was out, he took off all the tacklings, and scattered the logs along the shore, so that they had the appearance of having drifted there in the night.
From Rod of the Lone Patrol by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
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