tackling

[ tak-ling ]

/ Ë?tÃ¦k lÉªÅ‹ /

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noun Archaic.

equipment; tackle.

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Origin of tackling

late Middle English word dating back to 1375â€“1425; see origin at tackle, -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tackling

unÂ·tackÂ·ling, adjective

Words nearby tackling

tacket, tack hammer, tackie, tackies, tackle, tackling, tack rag, tack room, tacksman, tack-weld, tack welding

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Ndombele rarely wastes the ball, but when he does, his tackling ability means heâ€™s as big an asset pressing to win the ball back as he is with the ball at his feet going forward.
JosÃ© Mourinho Has Tottenham At The Top Of The Table. But Are Spurs For Real?|Terrence Doyle|December 4, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Tailback Jamaal Williams had a 13-yard touchdown run for the Packers that featured some weak tackling attempts by Chicago defenders.
Aaron Rodgers continues to thrive. Mitchell Trubisky? Not so much.|Mark Maske|November 30, 2020|Washington Post
Another angle Robinov suggests as a possibility for Peter Parker/Spider-Man is a franchise reboot tackling Spidey asâ€¦ an adult.
Exclusive: Sony Hack Reveals Studio's Detailed Plans For Another â€?Spider-Manâ€™ Reboot|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is an episode that is so on-the-nose in its tackling of pro-choice debates that you can practically see the freckles.
Science-Fiction TV Finds a New Muse: Feminism|David Levesley|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Mark Zuckerberg is putting $25 millionÂ towards tackling an epidemic that has paralyzed the world.
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In tackling this issue, Watson is, whether she knows it or not, also implicitly taking on a broader issue.
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Memphis is hardly the only city that has started tackling the backlog.
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â€œHe must get up again,â€ retorted Lon, and he was for tackling the bell-pull once more.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
That's why I don't mind tackling cabmenâ€”they sit all day, and all they've got to say is 'rat-tat,' and they've done.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith
The moment I blow the whistle, you watch out for the tackling clutch to come down and lock it around the tree.
Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
He was one of the bigger kids there already, and he was fond of "accidentally" tackling you at the end of a chase.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
I made it as far as the other end of the alley before she caught up with me, tackling me from behind and sending me sprawling.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

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