Related Words for tugging

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Word	Syllables	Categories
pulling	/x	Verb, Verb
yanking	/x	Verb
jerking	/x	Verb
wiggling	/xx	Noun
pushing	/x	Verb
poking	/x	Verb
stroking	/x	Verb
rubbing	/x	Verb
nudging	/x	Verb
squeezing	/x	Verb
squirming	/x	Verb
grabbing	/x	Verb
shoving	/x	Verb
pinching	/x	Noun
twisting	/x	Verb
tucking	/x	Verb
prodding	/x	Noun
wriggling	/xx	Noun
dragging	/x	Verb
pawing	/x	Noun
swaying	/x	Verb
ripping	/x	Verb
bending	/x	Noun
grasping	/x	Verb
gnawing	/x	Noun
lifting	/x	Noun
slipping	/x	Verb
twirling	/x	Verb
jabbing	/x	Verb
clenching	/x	Noun
plucking	/x	Noun
coaxing	/x	Noun
slapping	/x	Verb
fidgeting	/xx	Noun
jiggling	/xx	Verb
tangling	/x	Verb
tossing	/x	Verb
stretching	/x	Verb
tearing	/x	Verb
tickling	/xx	Noun
snapping	/x	Verb
fluttering	/xx	Verb
shaking	/x	Verb
sucking	/x	Noun
teasing	/x	Noun
jostling	/xx	Noun
loosening	/xx	Noun
snagging	/x	Verb
flicking	/x	Verb
nibbling	/xx	Verb
whispering	/xx	Verb
chewing	/x	Verb
thrusting	/x	Noun
straining	/x	Verb
holding	/x	Verb
entangling	x/x	Noun
waving	/x	Verb
fussing	/x	Noun
dangling	/xx	Verb
flexing	/x	Noun
nuzzling	/xx	Verb
fetching	/x	Verb
tightening	/xx	Noun
hauling	/x	Noun, Verb
shifting	/x	Verb
swishing	/x	Noun
brushing	/x	Noun
sliding	/x	Verb
shedding	/x	Noun
snatching	/x	Verb
groping	/x	Verb
putting	/x	Verb
hugging	/x	Verb
clinging	/x	Verb
flailing	/x	Verb
screaming	/x	Verb
whipping	/x	Verb
digging	/x	Noun
smacking	/x	Noun
touching	/x	Verb
flinging	/x	Verb
prying	/x	Verb
exerting	x/x	Verb
stomping	/x	Noun
dislodging	x/x	Verb
caressing	x/x	Verb
goading	/x	Noun
crawling	/x	Verb
jumping	/x	Noun
bumping	/x	Verb
knotting	/x	Noun
flopping	/x	Noun
wrangling	/xx	Noun
popping	/x	Verb
yelping	/x	Noun
whacking	/x	Verb
strumming	/x	Noun
wobbling	/xx	Noun
flapping	/x	Verb
bouncing	/x	Noun
straightening	/xx	Noun
twitching	/x	Noun
throbbing	/x	Noun
maneuvering	x/xx	Noun
flinching	/x	Verb
tying	/x	Verb
ruffling	/xx	Verb
clasping	/x	Verb
yelling	/x	Verb
dripping	/x	Verb
removing	x/x	Verb
stripping	/x	Noun
unzipping	x/x	Verb
hanging	/x	Verb
swinging	/x	Verb
whimpering	/xx	Verb
unraveling	x/xx	Noun
clawing	/x	Noun
knocking	/x	Verb
cajoling	x/x	Noun
sticking	/x	Verb
seizing	/x	Verb
wrapping	/x	Noun
shuffling	/x	Noun
towing	/x	Noun
tensing	/x	Noun
wrenching	/x	Noun
drawing	/x	Noun
hitching	/x	Verb
action	/x	Noun
tethering	/xx	Noun
reaching	/x	Verb
hooking	/x	Verb
chafing	/x	Noun
curling	/x	Verb
sagging	/x	Verb
tumbling	/xx	Verb
actuation	/x/x	Noun
tiring	/x	Noun
gliding	/x	Verb
hoisting	/x	Noun
taking	/x	Verb
repelling	x/x	Verb
slashing	/x	Verb
untying	xxx	Verb
wringing	/x	Verb
retraction	x/x	Noun
slackening	/xx	Noun
move	/	Noun
tilling	/x	Noun
toying	/x	Verb
tilting	/x	Noun
trolling	/x	Noun
sleeve	/	Noun
insistent	x/x	Adjective
tracheal	/xx	Adjective
frantic	/x	Adjective
gentle	/x	Adjective
arm	/	Noun
banging	/x	Noun, Adjective
barking	/x	Noun, Adjective
beating	/x	Noun
buffeting	x/x	Noun
churning	/x	Noun
coughing	/x	Noun
drumming	/x	Noun
hammering	/xx	Noun
hissing	/x	Noun, Adjective
rapping	/x	Noun, Adjective
rattling	/x	Noun, Adjective
ringing	/x	Noun, Adjective
rocking	/x	Adjective, Noun
splashing	/x	Noun
thumping	/x	Noun, Adjective, Adverb
stonewall	/x	Name, Verb, Adjective
bundle	/x	Noun, Verb
blow	/	Noun, Verb, Adjective
backwater	/xx	Noun, Verb
fall	/	Verb, Noun
off	/	Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
milestone	/x	Noun, Verb
aisle	/	Noun
get	/	Verb, Noun
pidgin	/x	Noun
backside	/x	Noun, Adjective
southend	/x	Name
die	/	Verb, Noun
bog	/	Noun, Verb, Adjective