tugging

หˆtสŒษกษชล‹
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Translation of tugging into Hebrew,

Noun

1.

pulling action

the act of pulling something with force
ืžึฐืฉึดืื™ื›ึธื” fmeshikhaื’ึฐึผืจึดื™ืจึธื”
  • The tugging of the rope required all their strength.ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืœ ื“ืจืฉื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื›ื•ื—ื.
2.

psychology

feeling of emotional or mental strain
ืžึฐืฉึดืื™ื›ึธื” fmeshikhah
  • She felt a tugging at her heart.ื”ื™ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื‘ืœื‘ื”.

Adjective

1.

physical

causing a pulling sensation or force
ืžื•ึนืฉึตืืšึฐ moshekh
  • The tugging pain in my shoulder was unbearable.ื”ื›ืื‘ ื”ืžื•ืฉืš ื‘ื›ืชืฃ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืกื‘ืœ.
2.

emotion

causing a strong emotional response
ืžึฐืจึทื’ึตึผืฉื meragesh
  • The tugging story brought tears to her eyes.ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืžืจื’ืฉ ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื” ื“ืžืขื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื.
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Synonyms and analogies of tugging in English

n.pullingyankingstrainstresstension
adj.pullingtugmovingpoignantMore synonyms

Examples of tugging in a sentence

  • She felt a tugging at her sleeve in the crowd.
  • There was a constant tugging in his mind.
  • The tugging in her conscience wouldn't go away.
  • The tugging sensation in my knee made it hard to walk.
  • She felt a tugging force on her hair as she brushed it.
  • The movie had a tugging ending.
tug
tสŒษก
tugged
Verb
1.

pull sharply

tr.pull something with a sharp or sudden motiontr.
ืœึดืžึฐืฉืื•ึนืšึฐ limshokh
  • She tugged the rope to signal the start..ื”ื™ื ืžืฉื›ื” ื‘ื—ื‘ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืžืŸ ืืช ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื”.
2.

physical action

tr./intr.pull or drag with great efforttr./intr.
ืœึดืžึฐืฉืื•ึนืšึฐ limshokhืœึดื’ึฐืจื•ึนืจ ligror
  • He tugged the rope with all his strength.ื”ื•ื ืžืฉืš ื‘ื—ื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ื•ื—ื•.
Noun
1.

movement

sudden powerful pull or jerk
ืžึฐืฉึดืื™ื›ึธื” fืžึฐืฉึดืื™ื›ึธื” ื—ึฒื–ึธืงึธื”
  • He felt a tug on his sleeve.ื”ื•ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื‘ืฉืจื•ื•ืœ ืฉืœื•.
2.

pets

USdog toy made of knotted ropeUS
ืฆึทืขึฒืฆื•ึผืขึท ืžึฐืฉึดืื™ื›ึธื” ืœึดื›ึฐืœึธื‘ึดื™ื tsa'atsu'a meshikhah likhlavim
  • The dog played with its tug happily.ื”ื›ืœื‘ ืฉื™ื—ืง ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” ืขื ืฆืขืฆื•ืข ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืฉืœื• ืœื›ืœื‘ื™ื.
3.

nautical

small powerful boat for towing ships
ื’ึผื•ึนืจึถืจึถืช goreretื’ื•ึนืจึถืจึถืช
  • The tug helped the ship dock safely.ื”ื’ื•ืจืจืช ืกื™ื™ืขื” ืœืกืคื™ื ื” ืœืขื’ื•ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื˜ื—ื”.
4.

sexual act

RareUSact of male masturbationRareUS
ืื•ึนื ึธื ื•ึผืช onanutืขึดื™ื ื•ึผื’ ืขึทืฆึฐืžึดื™
  • He joked about needing a quick tug.ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื‘ื“ื— ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืื•ื ื ื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื”.

Expressions with tug: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

tug atv.
ืœึดืžึฐืฉึนืืšึฐ ื‘ึฐึผื—ื•ึนื–ึฐืงึธื”
She tugged at the rope to test its strength.
tug of warn.
ืžึฐืฉึดืื™ื›ึทืช ื—ึถื‘ึถืœ
ืžึฐืฉึดืื™ื›ึทืช ื—ึถื‘ึถืœ
The school held a tug of war during sports day.
tug at the heartstringsv.
Stories about rescued pets always tug at the heartstrings.
tug at heartstringsv.
ืœึดื’ึทึผืขึทืช ื‘ึทึผืœึตึผื‘
ืœึดืงึฐืจื•ึนืขึท ืึถืช ื”ึทืœึตึผื‘
The movie's ending really tugged at my heartstrings.
tug at one's heartstringsv.
ืœึดื’ึทึผืขึทืช ื‘ึทึผืœึตึผื‘
The movie's sad ending tugged at my heartstrings.
tug heartstringsv.
The movie's ending really tugged my heartstrings.

Translations of "tugging" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
ืžึฐืฉึดืื™ื›ึธื”nf. - meshikha

This tugging produces the appearance in our vision of flashes of light.

ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื–ื• ืžื™ื™ืฆืจืช ืืช ื”ืžืจืื” ืฉืœื ื• ื—ื–ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื–ืงื™ื ืฉืœ ืื•ืจ.

She felt a tugging on her conscience to do the right thing.

ื”ื™ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื‘ืžืฆืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ.

She felt a tugging in her gut, warning her of danger.

ื”ื™ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื‘ื‘ื˜ืŸ ืฉื”ื–ื”ื™ืจื” ืื•ืชื” ืžืกื›ื ื”.

His tugging motion drew everyone's eyes to the unusual scene.

ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืฉืœื• ื’ืจืžื” ืœื›ื•ืœื ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืืœ ื”ืกืฆื ื” ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช.

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Other translations for tugging:

  • ืžื•ึนืฉึตืืšึฐ
  • ืœึดืžึฐืฉืื•ึนืšึฐ

tugging: Examples and translations in context

I watched the thread fray after too much tugging on the knitted blanket.

ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื˜ ืžืชื‘ืœื” ืœืื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืžืฉื™ื›ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืฉืžื™ื›ื” ื”ืกืจื•ื’ื”.

He carefully aligned the ring-pull before tugging it to open the can.

ื”ื•ื ืงืคื“ื ื™ืช ืžื™ืฉืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื”ืคืชื•ื—ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืžืฉืš ืœืคืชื•ื— ืืช ื”ืคื—ื™ืช.

His tugging at the heavy box revealed just how strong he was.

ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืฉืœื• ื‘ืงื•ืคืกื” ื”ื›ื‘ื“ื” ื”ืจืืชื” ื›ืžื” ื—ื–ืง ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื”.

The tugging of nostalgia made him long for the past.

ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื ื•ืกื˜ืœื’ื™ื” ื’ืจืžื” ืœื• ืœื”ืชื’ืขื’ืข ืœืขื‘ืจ.

The tugging of the balloon string kept it from floating away.

ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื•ื˜ ื”ื‘ืœื•ืŸ ืœื ืื™ืคืฉืจื” ืœื• ืœืขื•ืฃ.

His persistent tugging on the net indicated he had caught something.

ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื”ืžืชืžืฉื›ืช ืฉืœื• ื‘ืจืฉืช ืจืžื–ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืชืคืก ืžืฉื”ื•.

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