noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who struggles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
struggling
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Pronunciation
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/ˈstɹʌɡl̩ɪŋ/
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/ˈstɹʌɡlɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: S T R AH1 G AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: S T R AH1 G L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of struggle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a financially struggling theater
- struggling artists
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: борение (borenije) — Translations
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