the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [adjective] > relating to or used in pulling > pulling suddenly or sharply > pulled (at) suddenly or sharply
plucked?1507
shrugged1850
tugged-at1930
1930 W. H. AudenPoems 25 The tugged-at teat.
1962 I. MurdochUnofficial Rose xxxiv. 320Tugged-at leaves and whirling branches knew that summer was defeated and departing.