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What is another word for
tugging
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Present participle for to pull or drag along through the application of steady force
Present participle for to pull or drag something after grabbing it
Present participle for to hold or grab something, especially with the intention of pulling at it
Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort
Present participle for to engage in a competition or contest
Present participle for to engage in a physical encounter, either competitive or non-competitive
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to pull or drag along through the application of steady force
pulling
dragging
hauling
drawing
towing
lugging
heaving
haling
trailing
yanking
schlepping
lifting
manhandling
trawling
humping
moving
hoisting
carrying
pushing
jerking
transporting
levering
carting
toting
conveying
straining
shifting
streeling
ferrying
trucking
bucking
raking
draggling
bearing
craning
shouldering
wrenching
lurching
bringing
packing
taking
propelling
winding in
fetching
humphing
raising
winding
winching
vellicating
snapping
pulling along
straining at
lifting up
shoving
jostling
maneuvering
US
manoeuvring
UK
transferring
hefting
transmitting
conducting
sending
shipping
running
shuttling
delivering
forwarding
dispatching
driving
backpacking
chauffeuring
sweeping
removing
consigning
relocating
routeing
packing off
piggybacking
routing
sending off
moving across
passing
channeling
US
channelling
UK
supporting
piping
funnelling
UK
funneling
US
wielding
brandishing
siphoning
US
trajecting
syphoning
UK
riding
holding
more ❯
“She
tugged
him along by his arm.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to pull or drag something after grabbing it
pulling
jerking
dragging
tweaking
twitching
yanking
lugging
wrenching
heaving
hauling
hoicking
jolting
bucking
hitching
whisking
thrusting
moving
agitating
flipping
twisting
flicking
snapping
clicking
switching
plucking
wresting
throwing
whipping
snagging
“She tugged at Rob's sleeve with just enough force to suggest that she would
tug
much harder if he did not comply with her wishes.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to hold or grab something, especially with the intention of pulling at it
wrenching
clutching
grabbing
plucking
wresting
taking
catching hold of
pulling
yanking
snatching
jerking
seizing
twisting
tearing
ripping
forcing
prising
whisking
peeling
wringing
twitching
prying
heaving
tweaking
rending
removing
extracting
whipping
taking by force
drawing
removing by force
whipping out
pinching
dragging
hauling
nipping
squeezing
pulling sharply
teasing
catching
collecting
grasping
pulling at
snatching at
clutching at
tugging at
catching at
taking hold of
more ❯
“The noise around me of my peers laughing and chatting around me makes me
tug
tightly at the straps of my bag.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort
toiling
slaving
working
striving
struggling
sweating
drudging
slogging
endeavouring
UK
endeavoring
US
plodding
travailing
laboring
US
labouring
UK
grubbing
moiling
straining
ploughing
UK
plowing
US
plugging
hustling
humping
pegging away
beavering away
digging away
banging away
grinding
plugging away
grafting
sweating blood
slogging away
killing oneself
working like a Trojan
exerting oneself
working hard
working like a dog
bearing down
knocking oneself out
keeping at it
working your fingers to the bone
driving
grinding away
going for it
bending over backwards
keeping your nose to the grindstone
giving it your all
persevering
bullocking
working day and night
slaving away
grubbing away
plodding away
trying hard
working oneself to the bone
pulling out all the stops
breaking one's back
leaning over backwards
pouring it on
going all out
making every effort
exerting yourself
pushing
fighting
trudging
skivvying
schlepping
lumbering
hammering
staggering
mucking
overworking
grappling
soldiering on
knuckling down
buckling down
busting a gut
going for broke
making an effort
applying oneself
rupturing yourself
making an all-out effort
putting one's back into something
pegging along
digging deeper
burning the candle at both ends
falling over backwards
plugging along
giving it your best shot
doing your best
keeping your head down
sweating away
dragging oneself
digging deep
doing all one can
working like a slave
putting yourself out
ploughing through
doing your damnedest
suffering
banging on
cultivating
tending
groveling
US
grovelling
UK
overworking oneself
working very hard
working your guts out
working fingers to bone
digging
performing
pounding
exerting
pushing yourself
persisting
tolling
grafting away
breaking your neck
trailing
straining every nerve
going all out for
going for the doctor
driving oneself to the limit
making a supreme effort
pushing oneself to the limit
sparing no effort
trying very hard
making a great effort
keeping nose to grindstone
pressing on
heading-down
keeping going
carrying on
pushing oneself
pegging
pegging away at
working one's butt off
applying oneself to
trying
aiming
hammering away
attempting
undertaking
seeking
venturing
moving heaven and earth
aspiring
battling
doing your utmost
essaying
scrambling
taking pains
doing one's best
going hard
going ham
assaying
applying
getting your head down
having a crack
having a shot at
having a go at
having a stab at
taking on
having a crack at
giving your all
applying yourself
wading
footslogging
concentrating
drudging away
getting down to it
setting out
showing dedication
showing commitment
having a go
studying hard
buckling to
jumping through hoops
having a shot
devoting yourself
committing oneself
leaving no stone unturned
fighting your way
making a run at
putting one's back into it
making effort
getting stuck in
doing all you can
giving best shot
giving all one's got
giving it a whirl
breaking sweat
busting chops
driving oneself
going hammer and tongs
using some elbow grease
working one's socks off
taking care
taking great pains
puttering
purposing
trawling
enduring
campaigning
withstanding
standing up to
trying one's hardest
having a swing at
having one's nose to grindstone
devoting
soldiering
working away
persisting with
persevering with
toiling away
acquiting oneself
keeping on
working at
rolling up one's sleeves
shaping up
getting your act together
pulling up one's socks
bellying up to the bar
giving
committing
trekking
putting up a fight against
going to war
having a stab
dedicating
going all-out for
working hard to
digging in
pitching in
plodding along
grinding out
giving something a whirl
killing oneself with
emptying the tank
going the whole nine yards
going all-out
keeping at
sticking with it
addressing
sticking at
chipping away
soldiering on with
keeping on with
traipsing
tramping
bending
directing
stumbling
competing
contending
taking a whack at
having at it
embarking on
taking a stab at
making an attempt at
putting to the test
trying out
taking it on oneself
trogging
yomping
studying
bumbling
blundering
floundering
clumping
jockeying
paying attention
offering
tackling
moving with difficulty
proceeding laboriously
putting effort into something
putting in effort
plowing away
putting effort
putting in work
pulling out all stops
giving old college try
putting one's back in it
hitting the ball
putting one's shoulder to the wheel
trying for
battling one's way
sputtering
limping
clambering
shooting for
diving in
going for the jugular
going the limit
giving it all one has
shinnying
making one's way with difficulty
plugging away at
wheeling
toiling away at
proceeding with difficulty
working one's way
working through
rolling
trundling
rattling
rolling along
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to engage in a competition or contest
contending
competing
fighting
vying
contesting
striving
struggling
battling
grappling
challenging
clashing
skirmishing
tussling
combatting
combating
emulating
opposing
racing
rivalling
UK
rivaling
US
scuffling
squabbling
warring
wrestling
disputing
jostling
confronting
controverting
coping
encountering
facing
joining battle
litigating
locking horns
meeting
oppugning
pushing
resisting
running
standing
waging war
withstanding
crossing swords
dealing with
going after
going for
having at
nominating yourself
pushing for
scrambling for
shooting at
shooting for
tangling with
giving your all
going for broke
going for it
going for jugular
going head to head
jockeying for position
knocking oneself out
making play for
putting up with
putting yourself forward
giving all one's got
mixing it up with
Verb
▲
Present participle for to engage in a physical encounter, either competitive or non-competitive
fighting
brawling
struggling
grappling
scrapping
wrestling
boxing
contending
tilting
battling
exchanging blows
jousting
clashing
combatting
combating
scrimmaging
sparring
doing battle
feuding
rowing
tussling
assaulting each other
roughhousing
stoushing
swedging
vying
assaulting
attacking each other
clashing with
coming to blows
crossing swords
dueling
US
duelling
UK
engaging in conflict
hitting each other
locking antlers
protecting
punching each other
racing
scrimmaging with
scuffling
skirmishing with
traversing
warring against
having a dust-up
having a set-to
locking horns
sparring with
tasting battle
bandying with
bearing arms
brushing with
exchanging blows with
flaring up
going the knuckle
having a punch-up
laying into
lighting to
plying weapons
carrying on war
fighting like Kilkenny cats
mixing it up
racing against
racing with
taking all comers
taking up the gauntlet
taking the field
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