"grappling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: grapplings [plural]
enPR: grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng Rhymes: -æplɪŋ, -æpəlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} grappling (plural grapplings)
  1. (gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with. Tags: gerund Translations (act in which something is grappled): herumschlagend (German), packend (German), cebelleşerek (Turkish), kavrayarak (Turkish), yakalayarak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-grappling-en-noun-Rbe~lh0t Disambiguation of 'act in which something is grappled': 80 18 3
  2. A grappling hook or grappling iron.
    Sense id: en-grappling-en-noun-Dlted9LU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 46 1 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 44 2 45
  3. A small anchor; a grapnel.
    Sense id: en-grappling-en-noun-gkFWjVwl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: handygripes [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/ [General-American]
enPR: grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng Rhymes: -æplɪŋ, -æpəlɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} grappling
  1. present participle and gerund of grapple Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: grapple
    Sense id: en-grappling-en-verb-lvfyk5EC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 46 1 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 44 2 45

Inflected forms

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