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US
/ˈpʊɫɪŋ/
]
[ UK /pˈʊlɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /pˈʊlɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
the pull up the hill had him breathing harder
his strenuous pulling strained his back
How To Use pulling In A Sentence
- When we see her, we remember that hot July day doing five knots pulling Jess and Jerry on a tube and Russ skippering his first yacht.
- Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
- He was pulling away from a couple of golfers who were smoking cigars and looked familiar.
- A couple have told how they are lucky to be alive after a horse pulling their carriage ran amok and started a stampede during a holiday pleasure trip.
- After laying down the melody, he proceeded to deconstruct it, pulling it into new shapes, twisting, fragmenting, yet never losing touch with his starting point.
- After pulling the ball over midwicket, Cairns showed he was no one-trick pony.
- The firemen did heave a sigh of relief after pulling the deer out, but did not settle down and relax.
- No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself. Alfred Tennyson
- As he fought to rip the net apart, Francis noticed, with horror, that their struggles were only pulling the net tighter, causing it to inject increasing amounts of tranquilizing drugs into their bodies.
- The knot will keep the line from pulling through the turning block or fairlead. Sailing Fundamentals