wrassles
Engages in tussling
Wrassles is a dialectal or playful form of wrestles.
It appears in informal American speech, especially Southern or rural dialects, to describe physical grappling or struggling with something: He wrassles with the kids every night before bed, She wrassled that stubborn jar lid open.
The spelling reflects the pronunciation.
Engages in close combat
- tusslesBrief physical struggles
- scufflesBrief disorderly fights
- tanglesKnotted, twisted masses
- strugglesDifficult prolonged efforts
pins · headlocks · takedowns · mat · holds · clinches · sparring · roughhousing
Military combat events
- fightsPhysical or verbal conflicts
- contendsStrives in opposition
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- disputesClashes over differing positions
feuds · squabbles · quarrels · bickers · argues · confronts · opposes · resists
Argues or herds
- tusslesBrief physical struggles
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- goes at itFights or argues fiercely
- mixes it upFights or varies
throwdowns · dustups · rowdy · rambunctious · roughhouses · romps · tumbles · playful
grapples
Engages in close combat
struggles · pins · headlocks · takedowns · mat · holds · clinches · sparring · roughhousing · grips
battles
Military combat events
- fightsPhysical or verbal conflicts
- contendsStrives in opposition
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
disputes · feuds · squabbles · quarrels · bickers · argues · confronts · opposes · resists · challenges
wrangles
Argues or herds
- tusslesBrief physical struggles
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- goes at itFights or argues fiercely
mixes it up · throwdowns · dustups · rowdy · rambunctious · roughhouses · romps · tumbles · playful · folksy
grapples
Engages in close combat
contends · manages · handles · confronts · faces · works through · labors · toils · strains · exerts
wrasslesreleases
Lets go or publishes
hugs · cuddles · caresses · lets go · shakes hands
wrasslesnegotiates
Discusses to reach agreement
mediates · discusses · parleys · deliberates · reasons