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heart-tugging

/hɑɹt ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
heart--tug-ging
IPA
/hɑɹt ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

heart-wrenching

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hɑɹt ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
  • British English: /hɑːt ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more heart-tugging (comparative) most heart-tugging (superlative)

Phrases

tug at someone's heartstrings

Frequently Paired Words

tug at someone's heartstrings

Questions

How do you pronounce heart-tugging?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɑɹt ˈtʌɡɪŋ/.
What does heart-tugging mean?
heart-wrenching

How to pronounce heart-tugging

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