tugging
- present participle of tug.
Example Sentences
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Tugging at kite strings in the field are a group of children, their necks craned towards the skies.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025
Tugging on the upper half lifts the lower half, too — like pulling sheets up over a bed.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
Tugging him away from his monitor, she glanced at his phone before hooking him in a hug.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022
Tugging it in the other direction is her voice lurking under the surface, suggesting that maybe she doesn’t quite know what she wants to be either — and that’s okay.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
Tugging and pulling, I worked the can out of my pocket and dumped it out in front of him and looked up.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
