Tussle meaning

Verb: tussle

Pronunciation: (tu-s(u)l)

Tussle meaning:

• Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters.
• Make messy or untidy.

Synonyms: scuffle, stoush, brawl, muss, dogfight, hassle.

Quotations: Lord Byron – One certainly has a soul; but how it came to allow itself to be enclosed in a body is more than I can imagine. I only know if once mine gets out, I’ll have a bit of a tussle before I let it get in again to that of any other.

Dan Garton – We’re in a tussle down at love field and we’re going to be aggressive down there. We’re not going to sit by and watch somebody steal our customers and ruin our company.

Ron Polk – This was a good series for us. Arkansas State has a nice ball club and they have shown they are capable of beating good teams. They gave us a tussle this weekend, and today we had to make some plays and pitch well.

Joel Despain – That area’s been tussled over for years.

Peter Chandler – It’s the tussle between the old economy and new economy and Nasdaq is pulling back.

Sample sentences:

1. The drunken women started to tussle.
2. The boy was arrested after a tussle with a security guard.
3. I knew I was in a tussle at that point.
4. Fool’s gold. We knew we were in for a tussle, the way the Spartans can shoot it.
5. We expect a very tough tussle against a team that have shown marked improvement this year. They’ll want to return to Perth with two victories under their belt.
6. It’s kind of a tussle for me. It’s like you’re not supposed to be upset because you have no expectations because you haven’t been able to prepare. But then, on the other hand, it’s like you want to do well for the rest of the family, give them something to cheer about instead of worrying about what’s been going on.
7. They were enthused. That got them back in the ballgame. From there on, it was a tussle.
8. I guess after the initial tussle in the hotel room we seemed to get along fine. He is a mild mannered guy, except in this one area, obviously he has some issues of concern.
9. They have really tested us right through this series. It’s been hard fought and a tough tussle in every Test we played. We expect it to be the same over there.
10. From that point we were in a tussle that was just great to watch, I just can’t say enough about the job our guys did. Any soccer fan had to enjoy watching this game tonight.