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Grappling

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ

Definitions

  1. An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
    gerund
  2. A grappling hook or grappling iron.
  3. A small anchor; a grapnel.

Equivalents

Françaisgrappling
Deutschherumschlagendpackend
العربيةالإمساك
2 more languages

Examples

“[…] the Schoenberg is irresistible to young hearts in their initial grapplings with great questions of life, death, love⟳ and suffering.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

grappling hook grappling iron grappling tongs grapsid grapsoid graptolite

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