struggling

US: /ˈstɹəɡəɫɪŋ/, /ˈstɹəɡɫɪŋ/
UK: /stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


struggling /'strʌgliɳ/
  • tính từ
    • vật lộn, đấu tranh, sống chật vật
      • a struggling artist: một nghệ sĩ sống chật vật

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 strive, strain, expend energy, exert oneself, labour, endeavour, try, attempt:
He struggled to keep his head above water.
2 contend, fight, wrestle, battle:
They struggled against the twin odds of poverty and sickness.
3 wriggle, wiggle, squirm, writhe, twist, worm:
She finally struggled free of the ropes.
n.
4 effort, exertion, strain; toil, work, travail, labour, drudgery, striving, struggling:
Earning even a humble living was a struggle in those days. Was the outcome worth the struggle?
5 contention, competition, contest, battle, fight, tussle, match, clash, encounter, strife:
The struggle between good and evil continues.

Concise English dictionary


struggles|struggled|struggling'strʌgl
noun
+an energetic attempt to achieve something
+an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
+strenuous effort
verb
+make a strenuous or labored effort
+to exert strenuous effort against opposition
+climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
+be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight