PLUCK AT THE HEART STRINGS

Meaning of PLUCK AT THE HEART STRINGS in English

cause us to feel sadness or longing, move you to tears , touch you

I'm feeling sentimental. That song is plucking at my heart strings.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — I Organ that pumps blood, circulating it to all parts of the body (see circulation ). The human heart is …
Английский словарь Британика
PLUCK — I. ˈplək verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plucken, from Old English pluccian; akin to Middle Dutch plucken, plocken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEART
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRINGS — plural of string present third singular of string
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUCK — (n.) The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUCK — (v. i.) To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUCK — (v. t.) To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUCK — (v. t.) Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a …
Английский словарь Webster
PLUCK — ( v. t. ) To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — ( v. t. ) Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — ( v. i. ) To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — ( n. ) The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — — plucker , n. /pluk/ , v.t. 1. to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEART — /hahrt/ , n. 1. Anat. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — I. ˈplək verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pluccian; akin to Middle High German pflücken to pluck Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEART — I. ˈhärt noun Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLUCK — vt the lyrie. 2. pluck ·noun the act of plucking; a pull; a twitch. 3. pluck ·vt to reject at …
Webster English vocab
HEART — noun courage; courageous purpose; spirit. 2. heart ·noun vital part; secret meaning; real intention. 3. heart ·noun a term of …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
STRINGS — the stringed instruments in an orchestra. → string
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLUCK — [pluck] vb [ME, fr. OE pluccian; akin to MHG pflucken to pluck] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to pull or pick …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEART — [heart] n [ME hert, fr. OE heorte; akin to OHG herza heart, L cord-, cor, Gk kardia] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEART — organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be a straight tube, as in spiders and …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLUCK — pluck BrE AmE plʌk ▷ plucked plʌkt ▷ plucking ˈplʌk ɪŋ ▷ plucks plʌks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLUCK — / plʌk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb HAIR 1. [ vn ] pluck sth (out) to pull out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — / hɑːt; NAmE hɑːrt/ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the organ in the chest that sends blood …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUCK — I. pluck 1 /plʌk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: pluccian ] 1 . PULL SOMETHING [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEART
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLUCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by out, off, etc.) remove by picking or pulling out or away. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEART — n.1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of the …
Oxford English vocab
PLUCK — ( plucks, plucking, plucked) 1. If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — ( hearts) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your heart is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUCK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/heart/kidney etc problem ▪ He was born with heart problems. a donor heart/liver/kidney etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — n. heart clam artificial heart bleeding heart congenital heart disease congestive heart failure coronary heart disease ischemic heart disease heart …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRINGS — Synonyms and related words : Byzantine intrigues, German band, Philharmonic, backstairs influence, band, big band, brass, brass band, brass choir, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLUCK — Synonyms and related words : accumulate, amass, assemble, avulse, backbone, bare, bleed, bleed white, bob, boldness, bottle, bottom, bravery, bring …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEART
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEART — See: AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE'S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE'S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS …
Slang English vocab
PLUCK — Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. …
Slang English vocab
STRINGS — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: CONDITION 1, provision, proviso, reservation, stipulation, terms
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRINGS — noun plural Synonyms: condition 1, provision, proviso, reservation, stipulation, terms
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRINGS — • ↑ be pulling the strings • ↑ no strings attached
Longman Activator English vocab
HEART — See ↑ MAIN 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a man/woman after your own heart • ↑ at heart • ↑ break …
Longman Activator English vocab
HEART — n. 25B6; noun his heart stopped beating : informal ticker. See list. he poured out his heart : EMOTIONS, feelings, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRINGS — n. strips used for fastening 1) apron ~; shoe~ cords on a musical instrument 2) to pick ( esp. AE …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
HEART — See: AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE'S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE'S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS …
Словарь английских идиом
STRINGS — струнные (инструменты) (мн.ч.) струнные инструменты (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLUCK — 1. сущ. 1) а) дерганье, рывок, дергающее усилие Syn : tug 1., jerk 1., twitch 1. б) мор. буксировка (судна) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEART — 1. сущ. 1) прям. сердце (орган тела); больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me a heart. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRINGS — Струна
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLUCK — pluck.ogg 1. plʌk n 1. дёрганье to give a pluck at smth. - потянуть /дёрнуть/ за что-л. she gave my …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEART — heart.ogg 1. hɑ:t n 1. сердце compensated heart - мед. сердце с компенсированным нарушением его функции with beating heart - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AT — at.ogg æt (полная форма); ət (редуцированная форма) prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEART — heart сущ.1) прям. сердце (орган тела); больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me a heart. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLUCK — 1. plʌk n 1. дёрганье to give a pluck at smth. - потянуть /дёрнуть/ за что-л. she gave my sleeve …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEART — 1. hɑ:t n 1. сердце compensated heart - мед. сердце с компенсированным нарушением его функции with beating heart - с …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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