Tussle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disorderly fighting

fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈʌsəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈʌsəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈʌsəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈʌsəl/.

Examples

the drunken men started to scuffle
the child mussed up my hair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rough-and-tumble scuffle dogfight hassle muss

Parts of Speech

noun	disorderly fighting
verb	fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters “the drunken men started to scuffle”
verb	make messy or untidy “the child mussed up my hair”

Word Forms

scuffle	verb	fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
tussle	verb	fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
scuffle	noun	an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
tussle	noun	disorderly fighting
muss	noun	a state of confusion and disorderliness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kampf

ungeordnete Kämpfe

🇫🇷French

lutte

combats désordonnés

🇪🇸Spanish

pelea

peleas desordenadas

🇮🇹Italian

rissa

combattimenti disordinati

🇳🇱Dutch

worsteling

wanordelijke gevechten

🇵🇹Portuguese

briga

luta desordenada

🇷🇺Russian

драка

беспорядочные драки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संघर्ष

अव्यवस्थित लड़ाई

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝগড়া

উচ্ছৃঙ্খল লড়াই

🇮🇳Tamil

சண்டை

ஒழுங்கற்ற சண்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

గొడవ

క్రమరహిత పోరాటం

🇮🇳Marathi

भांडण

अव्यवस्थित लढाई

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝઘડો

અવ્યવસ્થિત લડાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಗಳ

ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಹೋರಾಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴക്ക്

ക്രമരഹിതമായ പോരാട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਗੜਾ

ਬੇਢੰਗੇ ਲੜਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھگڑا

بے ترتیب لڑائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

争斗

无序打斗

🇯🇵Japanese

争い

無秩序な戦闘

🇰🇷Korean

격투

무질서한 싸움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc đấu tranh

đánh nhau mất trật tự

🇹🇭Thai

แย่งชิง

การต่อสู้ที่ไม่เป็นระเบียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pergumulan

pertarungan yang tidak teratur

🇵🇭Filipino

tunggalian

hindi maayos na pakikipaglaban

🇲🇾Malay

perebutan

bergaduh tidak senonoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صراع

القتال غير المنظم

🇮🇷Persian

درگیری

مبارزه بی نظم

🇹🇷Turkish

mücadele

düzensiz dövüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְקוֹטֵט

לחימה לא מסודרת

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The primary meaning of 'tussle' is 'disorderly fighting'.

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