"tugging at someone's heart strings" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

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  1. present participle and gerund of tug at someone's heart strings Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tug at someone's heart strings
    Sense id: en-tugging_at_someone's_heart_strings-en-verb-CUCaARl2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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