All 4 Uses of
grapple
in
Gone with the Wind
- If this fool who was grappling for her hand would only keep quiet for a moment, perhaps she could hear what they were saying.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- She pushed the thought firmly back into her mind and grappled with the more pressing emergency.†
Chpt 3.21
- She drew a deep breath and met his eyes squarely, all coquetry and airs gone as her spirit rushed out to grapple that which she feared most.†
Chpt 4.34
- "Run, Miss Scarlett!" yelled Sam, grappling with the negro; and Scarlett, shaking and screaming, clutched up the reins and whip and laid them both over the horse.†
Chpt 4.44
Definition:
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(grapple) to struggle:
typically a mental struggle -- as in coming to terms with something
more rarely a physical struggle -- as in hand-to-hand combat or moving something heavy or awkward