🇬🇧 Struggle meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To struggle means to fight hard, usually using your hands and body, when you are trying to get free, protect yourself, or win against someone or something. When you struggle, you push, pull, twist, and move a lot because you really want to escape or win.

I watched my brother struggle with his hoodie and lose a wrestling match to the zipper.

During pillow fight night, I struggle to stay standing while three cousins attack me with fluffy weapons.

My hamster will struggle like a tiny furry wrestler when the vet tries to hold him for a checkup.

At the beach, I watched a crab struggle against a wave, waving its claws like it was arguing with the entire ocean.

Some insects struggle and wrestle with each other to win a mate, basically competing in tiny bug wrestling matches for love.

On a hot day a boy and a dog struggle over a red ball in the yard. The dog bites and the boy pulls; they struggle and struggle, paws tight. The boy must struggle to free the ball while the dog will struggle to hold it. At last the boy wins and the dog drops the ball, tail wagging.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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