2. Noun. That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil. ¹
3. Adjective. Nourishing; fattening. ¹
4. Adjective. Fertile. ¹
5. Verb. (present participle of battle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Battling
1. battle [v] - See also: battle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battling
Literary usage of Battling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Songs for the Singing Service in the Prayer Meeting and Sunday School by Francis Nathan Peloubet (1885)
"We ve list-ed in a ho - ly war, battling for the Lord! ... We'll stand like heroes
on the field, battling for the Lord ! And in His strength we'll ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1913)
"... because for three centuries America has been battling to subdue natural forces
and has developed 'the qualities necessary for success in that struggle. ..."
3. The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History. by John Lothrop Motley (1861)
"Their name was the last word upon his lips, save the simple affirmative, with
which the soldier who had been battling for the right all his lifetime, ..."
4. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"The heroism of Dr. Hildebrandt in battling with danger and disease in manifold
forms is only approached by the adroitness and ingenuity which characterised ..."
5. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"Dash from the oppressor's grasp the sword, And sweep him from the land 1 40 ' O,
bare thine arm, thou battling Lord, For Scotland's wandering band ..."
6. The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1789-1878 by Robert W. Coakley (1996)
"battling the Klan in Tennessee—1868-1869 As noted earlier. President Johnson had
authorized the War Department to use troops "to protect the civil ..."
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