tirailler
French → English
(action) To tug: to pull something repeatedly or in different directions with force
L'enfant ne cessait de tirailler la manche de sa mère pour attirer son attention.
(English) The child kept tugging at his mother's sleeve to get her attention.
Le chien s'amusait à tirailler sa laisse pendant toute la promenade au parc.
(English) The dog enjoyed tugging at his leash during the whole walk in the park.
(emotion) To torment: to bother or harass someone from different sides (figuratively)
Il est tiraillé entre son désir de rester et son obligation de partir.
(English) He is torn (tormented) between his desire to stay and his obligation to leave.
La faim commençait à lui tirailler l'estomac après cette longue journée de marche.
(English) Hunger began to gnaw at (torment) his stomach after that long day of walking.
Entry ID: fr:en:tirailler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary