yank at Synonym: pull at Meaning If you yank at something, | English Language

yank at Synonym: pull at

Meaning
If you yank at something, you pull it repeatedly.

For example

yank at sth I had to yank at Terry's arm to get him to follow me

yank at sth The girls were fighting madly, scratching each other and yanking at each other's hair.
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