Tackling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Tackling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of tackle.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of tackle.
More Meanings
- The process by which something is tackled or dealt with.
- (nautical) The tackle of a vessel.
- The harness for drawing a carriage.
Example Sentences
His struggle with the Church ended in his voyage to Canossa; his tacklings of the problems of industrialism may be said to have reached their high-water mark when, thirty years before this country even approached the problem, […]
Word Forms
- tacklings
Synonyms for tackling
Depending on context, synonyms include grappling, confronting, braving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grappling, confronting, braving, grapple, combat, fight.
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