noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action of something that tugs; a pull.

   "Yet there began to be insistent tuggings as if from a dream that could not be recalled."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of tug form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

alluringattractionattractivedraftdraughtdraughtsman

Example

More examples

"Someone was tugging on my sleeve."

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