wrestle with

verb

To agonize over (something); to debate a quandary or endeavor to come to a conclusion about a difficult issue.

“I've been wrestling with your problem all night.”

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Meanings

verbwrestle with (third-person singular simple present wrestles with, present participle wrestling with, simple past and past participle wrestled with)

present singular third person wrestles with · participle present wrestling with · participle past wrestled with · past wrestled with

  1. transitiveTo agonize over (something); to debate a quandary or endeavor to come to a conclusion about a difficult issue.

    I've been wrestling with your problem all night.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrestle with,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrestle%20with.

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