tegenspartelen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of tegen (“against”) + spartelen (“to struggle; to splash”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
tegenspartelen
- (intransitive) to resist by struggling, to flounder in resistance
- Synonym: tegenstribbelen
Usage notes[edit]
Strongly connotes that the resistance is (ultimately) ineffective.