Tug at Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtəɡ/ /ˈæt

TUHG-at

UK

tˈʌɡ/ /ˈæt

TUG-at

التعريف

To pull something gently or repeatedly, often with some effort; also used figuratively to describe something affecting your emotions.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used for physically tugging things (clothes, sleeves), but also as 'tug at one's heartstrings' to mean something deeply emotional. The object is what is being pulled or affected. More gentle and repetitive than 'pull'.

• Spanish: tirar de - halar de
• Portuguese (BR): puxar em - puxar
• Portuguese (PT): puxar em - puxar
• Chinese (Simplified): 拉扯 - 牵动
• Chinese (Traditional): 拉扯 - 牽動
• Hindi: खींचना
• Arabic: يشد على - يجذب
• Bengali: টান মারা - নাগাড়ে টান দেওয়া - হৃদয়ে টান অনুভব করানো
• Russian: дёргать - слегка тянуть - тронуть (за душу)
• Japanese: 軽く引っ張る - しきりに引く - 心に響く
• Vietnamese: kéo nhẹ - kéo đều - lay động cảm xúc
• Korean: 가볍게 잡아당기다 - 반복적으로 당기다 - 심금을 울리다
• Turkish: hafifçe çekmek - tekrar tekrar çekmek - duygularına dokunmak
• Urdu: ہلکے سے کھینچنا - بار بار کھینچنا - دل کو چھونا
• Indonesian: menarik perlahan - menarik berulang kali - menyentuh hati

جمل نموذجية

The little boy tugged at his mother's sleeve.

basic

She tugged at the rope to see if it was strong.

basic

The puppy keeps tugging at my shoelaces.

basic

That sad movie really tugged at my heartstrings.

natural

He jokingly tugged at my jacket to get my attention.

natural

Memories of home always tug at me when I'm far away.

natural