# tugging

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/ · frequency rank #33,891

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of tug

## Easily confused with
- **tuning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tugging-vs-tuning)
- **Turing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tugging-vs-turing)
- **turning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tugging-vs-turning)
- **tubing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubing-vs-tugging)
- **tagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tagging-vs-tugging)
- **tucking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tucking-vs-tugging)

## Common misspellings (9)
`tguging`, `ttugging`, `tuggign`, `tuggingg`, `tugginng`, `tuggnig`, `tugigng`, `tuging`, `utgging`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tugging