1. past tense of tussle; engaged in a rough struggle or fight

Examples

• The two boys tussled over the last piece of cake.
• She tussled with her brother for control of the remote.
• The players tussled briefly before the referee separated them.
• He tussled with the heavy suitcase trying to get it into the car.
• The cats tussled playfully on the carpet.
• They tussled with the difficult math problem for hours.