pulling away Sentence Examples
- The driver felt a jolt as the car started pulling away from the curb.
- The harbormaster watched as the ship slowly pulled away from the dock.
- The wind was pulling away the leaves from the old oak tree.
- The teenager rebelled against her parents, pulling away from their authority.
- The patient pulled away from the nurse's grasp, reluctant to receive the injection.
- The skydiver's parachute inflated and he began pulling away from the plane.
- The dog pulled away from its owner's leash, eager to chase a butterfly.
- The boat pulled away from shore, leaving the beachgoers behind.
- The singer pulled away from the microphone, her voice trailing off.
- The wrestler pulled away from his opponent's grip, regaining control of the match.
pulling away Meaning
pulling away
to move off or ahead, to draw oneself back or away
Synonyms & Antonyms of pulling away
Synonyms:
- vacating
- receding
- going
- backpedaling
- backtracking
- quitting
- abandoning
- evacuating
- withdrawing
- retiring
- retreating
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word pulling away
to move off or ahead, to draw oneself back or away
flinching, shrinking, fleeing, falling back,detaching, pulling out, disentangling, flying, climbing down, recoiling
confronting, brazening, braving, defying,facing, breasting, daring, advancing, bearding,outbraving
The driver felt a jolt as the car started pulling away from the curb.
The harbormaster watched as the ship slowly pulled away from the dock.
The wind was pulling away the leaves from the old oak tree.
The teenager rebelled against her parents, pulling away from their authority.
