Meaning & use
Wresting
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Forcibly pulling, twisting, or wrenching something away from someone's grasp or control.
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She succeeded in wresting the remote control from her brother's hands.
The rebels spent years wresting political power from the ruling dynasty.
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Wresting is the present participle of wrest, a word closely related to wrestle and carrying a similar sense of forceful struggle.
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