- present participle of tug.
tugging
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She just kept going, and her kids were tugging at her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
After tugging his short shot at history left of the hole, Herbert bent over in disappointment before composing himself to tap in.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
You can feel the vectored torque tugging at the wheel as it fights off understeer in a tight turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
It refers to the way a rotating black hole twists the spacetime around it, tugging on nearby matter such as stars and causing their paths to wobble.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
Her fingers wove the sweetgrass in her lap, twisting and tugging the strands into perfect place.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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