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pulling at someone's heart strings

pulling at someone's heart strings is the present participle and gerund of pull at someone's heart strings.

Questions about pulling at someone's heart strings

What is pulling at someone's heart strings the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling at someone's heart strings is the present participle and gerund of pull at someone's heart strings.

Words near pulling at someone's heart strings in the dictionary

  1. pulling about
  2. pulling ahead
  3. pulling an all-nighter
  4. pulling apart
  5. pulling aside
  6. pulling at someone's heart strings
  7. pulling at someone's heartstrings
  8. pulling away
  9. pulling back
  10. pulling back the curtain
  11. pulling down

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