battling

We have found lemma(root) word of battling : battle.

Definitions


[ˈbatl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sustained fight between large organized armed forces
(e.g: the battle lasted for several hours)


Phrases:
- battle it out
- battle royal
- battle stations
- do battle
- half the battle

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bataille (noun), bataillier (verb), based on late Latin battualia ‘military or gladiatorial exercises’, from Latin battuere ‘to beat’


[ˈbatl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something
(e.g: he has been battling against the illness)


Phrases:
- battle it out
- battle royal
- battle stations
- do battle
- half the battle

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bataille (noun), bataillier (verb), based on late Latin battualia ‘military or gladiatorial exercises’, from Latin battuere ‘to beat’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries