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wrestle

/ˈɹesəl/REH-suhl
/ˈɹɛsəl/REH-suhl

Meaningto wrestle, is rare

Common meaning: fight by grappling

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwrǣstlian‘to wrestle, is rare’source
  2. Middle Englishwrestlen‘wrestle’source
  3. Englishwrestle‘fight by grappling’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English wrǣstlian ‘to wrestle, is rare’.

Roots

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