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to wraxle

to wraxle

9.9
To playfully wrestle with someone while laughing
  • verb
  • UK
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  • After dinner, the kids loved to wraxle on the living room carpet, giggling and rolling around.

Examples

  • Don't wraxle too hard or you might fall!

  • The kids love to wraxle in the backyard.

  • After dinner, the kids loved to wraxle on the living room carpet.

  • She would often wraxle with her siblings before bedtime, laughing and shouting.

  • They started to wraxle in the backyard, pretending to be professional wrestlers.

  • She would often wraxle with her siblings before bedtime, creating joyful memories and laughter.

  • They started to wraxle in the backyard, pretending to be professional wrestlers while having fun.

Synonyms

to rassle
vsto wraxle
  • Informal
1 9.2

To wrestle playfully with another person

is about friendly, lighthearted grappling rather than focusing on informality

How Rough

to fight
∞ 1.0
to wrestle
123 1.8
to tussle
7 5.3
to wraxle
  • UK
9.9

Surface Forms

wraxle infinitive
wraxled past
wraxled past participle
wraxling present participle
wraxles third person singular

Etymology

Wraxle is a playful form of wrestle, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a light, friendly 'wrestle' or 'rough play'. So, to wraxle someone is to grab and roll with them while laughing, not to fight seriously.