English Explanatory Dictionary

wraxle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wrestle.
  2. To contend, to strive.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæksl̩/ /ˈɹæks(ə)l/

Word forms

wraxle wraxles wraxling wraxled

Etymology

From Middle English wraxlen (“to engage in grappling combat or sport, wrestle; (figurative) to contend with, grapple, struggle”), from Old English wrāxlian (“to contend, wrestle”). Probably related to wrestle.

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