wraxle

Meanings

verbwraxle (third-person singular simple present wraxles, present participle wraxling, simple past and past participle wraxled)

present singular third person wraxles · participle present wraxling · participle past wraxled · past wraxled

To wrestle.
figurativelyTo contend, to strive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

wrestle

Origin

Old Englishwrāxlian“to contend, wrestle”
Middle Englishwraxlen“to engage in grappling combat or sport, wrestle; (figurative) to contend with, grapple, struggle”
Englishwraxle

From Middle English wraxlen (“to engage in grappling combat or sport, wrestle; (figurative) to contend with, grapple, struggle”), from Old English wrāxlian (“to contend, wrestle”). Probably related to wrestle.

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