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wraxle

Syllables: wrax·leUK/ˈɹæksl̩/US/ˈɹæks(ə)l/

wraxle verb: to wrestle.

Verb

wraxle (third-person singular simple present wraxles, present participle wraxling, simple past and past participle wraxled)

  1. To wrestle.
  2. (figuratively) To contend, to strive.

Forms of wraxle

third-person singular presentwraxles
present participlewraxling
past participlewraxled
pastwraxled

Origin of wraxle

From Middle English wraxlen (“to engage in grappling combat or sport, wrestle; (figurative) to contend with, grapple, struggle”), from Old English wrāxlian (“to contend, wrestle”). Probably related to wrestle.

Words that rhyme with wraxle

Questions about wraxle

What does wraxle mean?
Wraxle means to wrestle.
What part of speech is wraxle?
Wraxle is a verb.
How do you pronounce wraxle?
Wraxle is pronounced /ˈɹæksl̩/ (UK).
What is the past tense of wraxle?
The past tense of wraxle is wraxled.

Words near wraxle in the dictionary

  1. wrawlings
  2. wrawls
  3. Wraxall
  4. Wraxall and Failand
  5. Wraxalls
  6. wraxle
  7. wraxled
  8. wraxles
  9. wraxling
  10. Wray
  11. Wray-with-Botton

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