pull at someone's heart strings

A form of pull at someone's heartstrings — Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings.

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Meanings

verbpull at someone's heart strings (third-person singular simple present pulls at someone's heart strings, present participle pulling at someone's heart strings, simple past and past participle pulled at someone's heart strings)

present singular third person pulls at someone's heart strings · participle present pulling at someone's heart strings · participle past pulled at someone's heart strings · past pulled at someone's heart strings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pull at someone's heartstrings.
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APA

pull at someone's heart strings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20at%20someone's%20heart%20strings

MLA

“pull at someone's heart strings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20at%20someone's%20heart%20strings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull at someone's heart strings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20at%20someone's%20heart%20strings.

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