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Meaning of tugging

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tugging

Pronunciation:/ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To pull or drag with great effort

    Example: The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.

  2. To pull hard repeatedly

    Example: He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.

  3. To tow by tugboat

noun

Definitions

  1. The action of something that tugs; a pull.