tug
verb (used with object)
to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
is tugging
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present progressiveof tug (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Thomas would like to see that happen, and he is tugging, hard, at the fabric of constitutional law.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2022
But Couples knows that gravity is tugging on his window.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
In another, Juzang is tugging on the front of his jersey to accentuate the four letters across his chest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2021
The race is tugging voters in both directions.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2018
The word is tugging at a recent memory.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
