wrestling

noun

wres·​tling ˈre-sliŋ How to pronounce wrestling (audio)
ˈra-;
ˈre-sᵊl-iŋ,
ˈra-
: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other

Examples of wrestling in a Sentence

My favorite sport is wrestling. He was on the wrestling team in high school.
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The match was set at New York City's Madison Square Garden, one of the most iconic venues in professional wrestling. Russ Weakland, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025 The Big Ten Championships in college wrestling started with several upsets, making the matches all the more interesting. William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025 For a period starting in the late Nineties, you were immersed in the world of pro wrestling and were a consultant for WCW. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025 In August 2022, Contemporary Christian Music mainstay TobyMac issued a project, Life After Death, that found the singer-songwriter wrestling with the emotional turmoil that followed the death of his 21-year-old son, Truett, in 2019. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wrestling

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wrestling was before the 12th century

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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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wrestling

noun
wres·​tling ˈres-liŋ How to pronounce wrestling (audio)
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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