Pull at
Pull at verb - Pluck or pull at with the fingers.
Tell on
Tell on verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
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Tell on and Pull at. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_at/tell_on
Pull at & Tell on. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_at/tell_on>.
Tell on or Pull at. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_at/tell_on.
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