Definition of "grapplings" [grapplings]

• Plural form of grappling. (noun)

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• "The other is Sweet and Sad, playwright Richard Nelson's second work in a series about the Apple family and their grapplings with politics, family and the aftermath of 9-11."
• "And though it's true that the producers made little effort to sanitize the details of the murder — one or two images of the victim make it clear that she suffered a slashed throat — and it's true as well that numerous scenes show the Amanda Knox character (Hayden Panettiere) and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito (Paolo Romio) in bed or engaged in related grapplings elsewhere, it's hard to accuse the film of cheap sensationalism."
• "The producers offer something for every taste: X-rated grapplings of every kind, in addition to a coupling—a case of love at first sight—between lesbians in a restaurant bathroom."