"pull at someone's heartstrings" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: pulls at someone's heartstrings [present, singular, third-person], pulling at someone's heartstrings [participle, present], pulled at someone's heartstrings [participle, past], pulled at someone's heartstrings [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull at someone's heartstrings (third-person singular simple present pulls at someone's heartstrings, present participle pulling at someone's heartstrings, simple past and past participle pulled at someone's heartstrings)
  1. Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings Synonyms: play on someone's heartstrings [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-pull_at_someone's_heartstrings-en-verb-5q7QoX8~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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