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rassling

verb

present participle of rassle

as in wrestling

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery the boys would rassle and roughhouse for hours on end

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Newly restored and directed by Greaves’ son David, the film captures the group’s reminiscing, arguing, and wrestling with how culture survives across generations.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
But who needs to worry about whether your own front door is locked when the preferred strategy is to go around kicking in everyone else’s doors, wrestling with them on their own front lawns, then declaring victory over them 152 times (and counting)?

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026

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