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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull at someone's heartstrings

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l at -some-one's -heart-strings
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pulls at someone's heartstrings (present, singular) pulling at someone's heartstrings (participle, present) pulled at someone's heartstrings (participle, past) pulled at someone's heartstrings (past) pull at someone's heart strings (alternative)

Synonyms

play on someone's heartstrings

Questions

What does pull at someone's heartstrings mean?
Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings.

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