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tug at someone's heartstrings

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
tug at -some-one's -heart-strings
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings.

Inflected Forms

tugs at someone's heartstrings (present, singular) tugging at someone's heartstrings (participle, present) tugged at someone's heartstrings (participle, past) tugged at someone's heartstrings (past) tug at someone's heart strings (alternative)

Phrases

heart-tugging

Frequently Paired Words

heart-tugging

Synonyms

play on someone's heartstrings

Questions

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

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