tussle Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
Weak:
- falling-out
- disagreement
- contretemps
- controversy
- punch-out
- spat
- wrangle
- face-off
- broil
- misunderstanding
- m-lee
- melee
- scrap
- joust
- tiff
- quarrel
- mix-up
- ruckus
- argument
- slugfest
- punch-up
- affray
- hassle
- fisticuffs
- donnybrook
- blows
- fistfight
- rough-and-tumble
- ruction
- cross-fire
- row
- battle-royal
- tangle
- dispute
- catfight
- squabble
- free-for-all
- pitched-battle
- grapple
tussle Meaning
Wordnet
tussle (n)
disorderly fighting
Wordnet
tussle (v)
fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
make messy or untidy
tussle Sentence Examples
- Emily and Sarah engaged in a fierce tussle for possession of the toy.
- The two wrestlers grappled in a prolonged tussle, exchanging blows and takedowns.
- The politicians had a heated tussle over the proposed tax bill.
- The kitten playfully tussled with a loose thread.
- The couple's wedding day was marred by a tussle between their families.
- The hikers struggled to keep their balance in the wind's tussling grip.
- The police were called to break up a tussle outside a bar.
- The children were warned not to tussle with their baby brother.
- The storm's winds tussled with the branches of the trees.
- The siblings tussled over the last slice of pizza.
FAQs About the word tussle
disorderly fighting, fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters, make messy or untidy
battle, struggle, skirmish,clash, scuffle, fight, confrontation, altercation, contest, combat
truce, truce,,
Emily and Sarah engaged in a fierce tussle for possession of the toy.
The two wrestlers grappled in a prolonged tussle, exchanging blows and takedowns.
The politicians had a heated tussle over the proposed tax bill.
The kitten playfully tussled with a loose thread.
