struggling
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,843 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 21,913 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity a financially struggling theaterstruggling artists
struggling in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The teacher was struggling at her line.
The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories · Frank R. Stockton · Chapter 1
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For a moment or two he seemed struggling for breath.
The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life · Homer Eon Flint · Chapter 1
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Terror and wrath were struggling for expression on her face.
International Short Stories: American · William [Editor] Patten · Chapter 1
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It was the hand of a man who had lived his life in struggling with the wilderness.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone · James Oliver Curwood · Chapter 1
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The captain, in the meantime, was struggling in the water, and was with great difficulty kept afloat.
The Loss of the Royal George · William Henry Giles Kingston · Chapter 1