Meanings
verbpull about (third-person singular simple present pulls about, present participle pulling about, simple past and past participle pulled about)
present singular third person pulls about · participle present pulling about · participle past pulled about · past pulled about
- figurativelyTo treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
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APA
pull about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20about
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“pull about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20about. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull about,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20about.
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