Pulling

/ˈpʊlɪŋ/

Synonyms for "pulling" (96 found)

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Closest matches (20)

adductive alluring attracting attractive attrahent avulsion compotationcutting outderacination disentanglement draft dragging draught draughtsman draughty

Noun(5 words)

appeal appealing attracting attraction attractive

Strong matches (28)

Noun(6 words)

draw drawing drawn extractforce applicationhaul

drawingdrawing outdrayage dredging drilling drinking drunkenness enucleation eradication evolvement evulsion excavation excision expression exsection extirpation extraction extrication gulping guzzling

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hauling

Verb(1 words)

haling

Related words (48)

Noun(16 words)

hauling jerk magnetism plucking pullpulling actionsnaggingtension vectortowed traction tug tugging winchingwire tensioningwrenching yank

imbibing imbibition lapping magnetic magnetized mining nipping potationpressing outpulling powerquaffing quarrying removalripping outslippingsqueezing outswigging swilling sympathetic symposium

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tasting towage towing traction tractivetug-of-wartugging unrooting uprooting withdrawalwresting out

Adjective(1 words)

tensile pull

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

action actuation appealexert forceextract force influence magnetism motion movephysical actionpower propulsion remove

More specific

18 entries

allureattracting supportersbrand pullcharisma draggingdrawing attentiondrawing crowdsextractinggravitational pullhaul hauling jerkmagnetic pullmarket pulltug tugging

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Collocations

13 entries

brand pullmagnetic pullmarket pullpulling a sledpulling a wagonpulling forcepulling motionpulling powerpulling ropepulling stringspulling the ropepulling threadtug of war

Inflections

2 entries

pulled pulls

Derivations

7 entries

pull pullable pulled pullerpulling forcepullingly pulls

Sample sentences

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The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.

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Were you just pulling my leg when you said we were all going to get extra bonuses?

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He was always pulling my leg when we worked together.

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He is just pulling your leg.

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