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/ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/ · noun
(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with..
[…] the Schoenberg is irresistible to young hearts in their initial grapplings with great questions of life, death, love and suffering.
Use grappling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grappling means (gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with..
Common synonyms include handygripes, grapple, wrestle, tackling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] the Schoenberg is irresistible to young hearts in their initial grapplings with great questions of life, death, love and suffering.
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