yanking
Meaning of yanking
verb, gerund or present participle
- pull with a jerk.
her hair was yanked, and she screamed
he yanked her to her feet
Liz yanked at her arm
late 18th century (as a Scots word in the sense ‘sudden sharp blow’): of unknown origin.
Information about yanking
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of yanking
yank-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- yanking is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
yanking synonyms
Meaning move or cause to move with a jerk:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself:
Meaning pull (something) hard or suddenly:
Meaning pull or twist suddenly and violently:
Meaning lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort:
Meaning (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force:
Meaning pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty:
Meaning twist or pull (something) sharply:
Meaning cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull:
Meaning catch hold of and pull quickly:
Meaning quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way:
Meaning take hold of suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone:
Meaning remove by pulling forcefully:
Meaning take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly:
Meaning push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly:
Meaning make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:
Meaning take out or move (something) fast or suddenly:
Words that rhyme with yanking
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