tug
verb (used with object)
to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
will tug
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future tenseof tug.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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After four days of highs over 90 degrees in Seattle, the surge of cool ocean air will tug afternoon highs back down to near-normal.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
This novel’s density is saturnalian; its satire nimble; academics will tug at its themes, as if they were pinworms, for decades.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
The animals are poetry in motion and will tug at viewers' hearts.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2020
The gravitational force of the cluster will tug on that neighboring galaxy and slow down the rate at which it moves away from the cluster due to the expansion of the universe.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Susan is calling— Now out goes the light; I will tug you up snugly, And kiss you good night.
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole
