pull
verb (used with object)
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position.
pulling
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present participleof pull.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Researchers and industry experts believe the first company to master it could set off an exponential cycle of progress, pulling so far ahead that competitors can no longer catch up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
This finding—that since 2000 the number of recorded flood-related disasters has risen by 134% compared with the previous two decades—comes from a United Nations report pulling data from the Emergency Events Database.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Several hundred farmers demonstrated this month in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba against diesel costs -- one of them pulling a tractor with a rope.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Now, pensions and other long-run investors are pulling back in search of higher returns elsewhere, leaving a void filled by hedge funds and other faster-twitch traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Karly and Sal are pulling faces at each other.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
