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- Dictionarystruggling/ˈstrəɡ(ə)liNG/
adjective
- 1. striving to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance: "these figures suggest more bad news for struggling homeowners"
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The meaning of STRUGGLE is to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition. How to use struggle in a sentence.
to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something: [ + to infinitive ] The dog had been struggling to get free of the wire noose. I've been struggling to understand this article all afternoon. Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.
adjective. uk / ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ / us / ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ / Add to word list. unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed: It's the story of a struggling artist who marries a rich woman. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not achieving wealth, popularity, or success.
n. 1. The act of struggling: the rat's struggle to escape the snake's coils. 2. A strenuous effort in the face of difficulty: the struggle for civil rights. 3. Strife, contention, or combat: armed struggle. 4. Something that is difficult to do or achieve: Getting him to agree will be a struggle. [Middle English struglen.] strug′gler n.
Something that can only be accomplished with great effort is said to be a struggle. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader in the Civil Rights struggle. Alice Paul was a leader in the struggle for a woman's right to vote.
verb (used without object) , strug·gled, strug·gling. to contend with an adversary or opposing force. Synonyms: conflict, fight, contest, oppose. to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: to struggle for existence.
Definitions of struggling. adjective. engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity. “a financially struggling theater”. “ struggling artists”. synonyms: troubled. characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need. Pronunciation.
A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights. Life became a struggle for survival. [+ for] ...a young lad's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family. He is currently locked in a power struggle with his Prime Minister. [+ with]
Synonyms for STRUGGLING: failing, dying, declining, languishing, floundering, unsuccessful, bankrupt, depressed; Antonyms of STRUGGLING: successful, healthy, thriving, booming, flourishing, prosperous, golden, roaring.
the process or an act or instance of struggling. a war, fight, conflict, or contest of any kind. a task or goal requiring much effort to accomplish or achieve. Middle English struglen, stroglen, frequentative verb, verbal (see - le) formed on a base of obscure origin, originally 1350–1400. strug′gler, n.
