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tugs at someone's heartstrings

tugs at someone's heartstrings is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 tugs at someone's heartstrings

What is tugs at someone's heartstrings the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tugs at someone's heartstrings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tug at someone's heartstrings.

Words near tugs at someone's heartstrings in the dictionary

  1. tugrogs
  2. tugrug
  3. tugrugs
  4. tugs
  5. tugs at someone's heart strings
  6. tugs at someone's heartstrings
  7. tugs of love
  8. tugs of war
  9. tugs one's forelock
  10. tugs-of-war
  11. tugtupite

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