Tugging
['tʌgiŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tug
Editor: Pratt
Examples
- I brought a little parcel of these for him, she said, tugging at her pocket to get out the package. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- There sat Mr. Franklin in a chair by the book-case, tugging at his beard, and looking anxiously towards the window. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- To attempt to bring her into active relation with life was like tugging at a piece of furniture which has been screwed to the floor. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I've sent for Mother, said Jo, tugging at her rubber boots with a tragic expression. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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