struggling
struh guh ling
- v make a strenuous or labored effort
- v to exert strenuous effort against opposition
- v climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- v be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- s engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
a financially struggling theater
struggling artists
- Today, in Chillicothe, Ohio Senator Obama offered steady leadership and introduced a new short term proposal to address the credit crisis of struggling small businesses.
- By rescuing struggling homeowners, the Bush Administration hopes to avoid further damage to neighborhoods and the economy caused by cascading foreclosures.
- Horse racing, a struggling sport, can't catch a break.