tugging
/ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To pull or drag with great effort
“The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.”
- 2
To pull hard repeatedly
“He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.”
- 3
To tow by tugboat
noun
- 1
The action of something that tugs; a pull.
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