Grip
Pulling
Pulling noun - The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.
Both words in one sentence
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Pulling the trigger releases needles in the grip injecting the criminal with a paralysing neurotoxin, so he can be tortured to death at leisure.
Source: Backwards-Firing Gun -
The Glock is not only unloaded, but pulling the trigger releases needles in the grip injecting Darby with a paralysing neurotoxin.
Source: Film / Law Abiding Citizen - The gun is not only unloaded, but pulling the trigger releases needles in the grip injecting the firer with a paralysing neurotoxin.
Source: It Works Better with Bullets
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Pulling and Grip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grip/pulling
Grip & Pulling. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grip/pulling>.
Pulling or Grip. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grip/pulling.
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