tus|sle

tus|sle
tus|sle «TUHS uhl», verb, -sled, -sling, noun.
–v.i.
to struggle or wrestle; scuffle: »

The boys tussled over the hat.

–n.
a vigorous or disorderly conflict; severe struggle or hard contest: »

The cold war, then, is not a short, sharp tussle (Manchester Guardian).

[apparently variant of tousle]

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  • tus — abor·tus; ac·a·this·tus; ac·cen·tus; ac·tus; ad·i·tus; ad·vo·ca·tus; a·e·tus; af·fla·tus; ag·nos·tus; al·ber·tus·ta·ler; al·tus; am·bi·tus; an·te·na·tus; ao·tus; ap·lo·di·no·tus; ap·pa·ra·tus; aq·uae·duc·tus; aq·uae·haus·tus; ar·bu·tus;… …   English syllables

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