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heart-tugging

UK/hɑːt ˈtʌɡɪŋ/US/hɑɹt ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

heart-tugging adjective: heart-wrenching.

Adjective

heart-tugging (comparative more heart-tugging, superlative most heart-tugging)

  1. heart-wrenching

Forms of heart-tugging

comparativemore heart-tugging
superlativemost heart-tugging

Questions about heart-tugging

What does heart-tugging mean?
Heart-tugging means heart-wrenching.
What part of speech is heart-tugging?
Heart-tugging is an adjective.
How do you pronounce heart-tugging?
Heart-tugging is pronounced /hɑːt ˈtʌɡɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near heart-tugging in the dictionary

  1. heart-thumping
  2. heart-to-heart
  3. heart-to-hearts
  4. heart-touchin'
  5. heart-touching
  6. heart-tugging
  7. heart-warmer
  8. heart-warmers
  9. heart-warming
  10. heart-whole
  11. heart-wrenching

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