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pulling

/ˈpʊlɪŋ/ noun A2
  1. The act by which something is pulled.

Plural pullings

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Pulling off their masks and tearing their robes, they fought with one another for the nuts.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 52 · B2
The count went to his secrétaire, opened it, and pulling out a drawer filled with gold, said to Franz, “I hope you will not offend me by applying to anyone but myself.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 395 · C1
Spencer whisked away, after pulling up the blinds.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 57 · C1
Mowgli had been trying to make himself heard by pulling at Bagheera’s shoulder fur and kicking hard.
The Jungle Book, p. 33 · B2

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