# struggling

Pronunciation: US say "STRUG-ling" /ˈstɹʌɡl̩ɪŋ/; UK

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of struggle. — present participle and gerund of struggle
   - Simple: Present participle of struggle. Use this form for the action happening right now, or as the -ing name of the action.
   - _Swimmers were struggling against the powerful undertow near the rocks._
   - _Struggling to make ends meet, the family moved to a smaller home._

## Noun

2. The action or effort of a person who fights against, resists, or works hard to overcome difficulty.
   - Simple: The hard effort of trying to fight against or overcome something difficult.
   - _After hours of struggling, the climbers finally reached the ledge._
   - _Her quiet struggling against despair went unnoticed by those around her._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/struggling (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).