struggling
v.v. trying very hard to do something that is difficult or causes problems. You use this when you are having a hard time finishing a task or dealing with a situation.
v. striving to achieve something in the face of difficulty or resistance. Often implies a lack of success or a state of being overwhelmed by circumstances.
He is struggling to finish his homework on time.
Many small businesses are currently struggling to stay open because of the rising cost of electricity.
The protagonist spends much of the novel struggling against the rigid social expectations of her era, eventually finding a sense of peace in her own independence.
The verb is intransitive and frequently takes a 'to' infinitive or the preposition 'with'.
I am struggling the math problemI am struggling with the math problemStruggle is intransitive; you must use 'with' when followed by a noun phrase representing the difficulty.