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tugging at someone's heartstrings

tugging at someone's heartstrings is the present participle and gerund of tug at someone's heartstrings.

Meaning of tug at someone's heartstrings

Verb

tug at someone's heartstrings (third-person singular simple present tugs at someone's heartstrings, present participle tugging at someone's heartstrings, simple past and past participle tugged at someone's heartstrings)

  1. Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings.

Questions about tugging at someone's heartstrings

What is tugging at someone's heartstrings the present participle and gerund of?
Tugging at someone's heartstrings is the present participle and gerund of tug at someone's heartstrings.

Words near tugging at someone's heartstrings in the dictionary

  1. tuggery
  2. tuggie
  3. tuggies
  4. tugging
  5. tugging at someone's heart strings
  6. tugging at someone's heartstrings
  7. tugging one's forelock
  8. tuggingly
  9. tuggings
  10. Tuggle
  11. Tuggles

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