struggling Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb make a strenuous or labored effort
struggle; fight.
- She struggled for years to survive without welfare
- He fought for breath
verb to exert strenuous effort against opposition
struggle.
- he struggled to get free from the rope
verb climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
shin; shinny; skin; sputter; clamber; scramble; struggle.
verb be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
contend; struggle; fight.
- the tribesmen fought each other
- Siblings are always fighting
- Militant groups are contending for control of the country
adjective satellite engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
- a financially struggling theater
- struggling artists