Struggling — synonyms, definition

1. struggling (Adjective)

struggling (Adjective) — Engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity. ex. "a financially struggling theatre" ex. "struggling artists"

2. struggling (Verb)

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struggling (Verb) — Make a strenuous or laboured effort. ex. "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"

struggling (Verb) — To exert strenuous effort against opposition. ex. "he struggled to get free from the rope"

struggling (Verb) — Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.

struggling (Verb) — Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight. ex. "Militant groups are struggling for control of the country"

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