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- Dictionarystruggling/ˈstrʌɡlɪŋ/
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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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. unsuccessful He tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer. failed She was a failed singer.
to use a lot of effort to defeat someone, prevent something, or achieve something: For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition. struggling with the problem. 2. : to proceed with difficulty or with great effort. struggled through the high grass. struggling to make a living. struggler. ˈstrə-g (ə-)lər. noun. struggle. 2 of 2. noun. 1. : contest, strife. armed struggle. a power struggle. 2.
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.
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.
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.
v.i. to contend with an adversary or opposing force. to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: to struggle for existence. to advance with violent effort: to struggle through the snow. Sport (of athletes and competitors) to be coping with inability to perform well or to win;
Definition of struggle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If a person or organization is struggling, they are likely to fail in what they are doing, even though they might be trying very hard. The company is struggling to find buyers for its new product. [ VERB to-infinitive ]
