struggling

Meanings

• verb (intransitive), adjective

  Experiencing hardship or difficulty in doing or achieving something.

  - "Despite the challenges, she continued to struggle with her addiction."
  - "The struggling artist finally sold his first painting."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈstɹʌɡlɪŋ/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈstɹʌɡlɪŋ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with struggling
mulling , pulling , bulling , fulling , dueling , rulling

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Variants

List of all variants of struggling that leads to same result
struggle , struggled , struggler , strugglers , struggles , struggling , fighting for breath , fighting/struggling for breath , struggling for breath , struggle on , struggled on , struggles on , struggling on

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Forms

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struggles, struggled, struggling

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Etymology

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From Old English strēagan, meaning 'to strive, contend'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'struggling artist' is often used to describe an artist who is struggling to make a living from their art.

2. In the context of sports, a 'struggler' is a player who is performing poorly or inconsistently.

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Related Concepts

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1. perseverance: The ability to continue in the face of difficulty or adversity.

2. resilience: The ability to recover from adversity or bounce back from difficult situations.

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Culture

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The concept of struggling is often depicted in literature, art, and music as a representation of overcoming adversity and perseverance. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov experiences intense struggle as he grapples with guilt and moral dilemmas.

How to Memorize "struggling"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone pushing against a heavy weight or struggling to climb a steep hill.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'struggling' with the idea of 'fighting' or 'striving'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Struggling: Strive Under Great Pressure'.

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