tugging
Pronunciation:
/ˈtʌɡɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To pull or drag with great effort
Example: The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.
To pull hard repeatedly
Example: He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.
To tow by tugboat
noun
Definitions
The action of something that tugs; a pull.