Crossword-Solution: YANKING 7 letters, 6 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 15

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Yanking p. pr. & vb. n. of Yank

We have 6 clues for the answer “YANKING”

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Bell ringer's activity 1 answer
Pulling quickly: Colloq. 1 answer
Pulling with a quick motion 1 answer
Removing without warning 1 answer
Removing, as from the schedule 1 answer
pulling 51 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RTEEA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with YANKING (5)

But the man did not hear him, for he was yanking into place the lever that enabled him to run on direct drive for fourth speed.
Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout Victor Appleton 1997
But he only drove her the harder, yelling to her to “Get up!” and yanking as hard as he could on the braids.
Hiram The Young Farmer Burbank L. Todd 1999
After five minutes spent alternately in spurring Dixie and yanking at Chub's lead-rope, Rowdy grew frightened and took to shouting.
Rowdy of the Cross L B.M. Sinclair, AKA B.M. Bower 1999
CHAPTER XVIII A FIGHT WITH MUSK OXEN "Can I help you, Tom? What's to be done?" demanded Ned Newton, as he rushed to where his chum was yanking on various levers and gear wheels.
Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice Victor Appleton 2003
But father, he is yanking my hair terribly, and I shall be obliged to you to try once more to get him off." At last, by coaxing the monkey, offering it a bit of biscuit, and gradually disentangling its small sinewy paws from the curls it grasped so tightly, I managed to relieve poor Fritz, who then looked with interest at the baby ape, no bigger than a kitten, as it lay in my arms.
Swiss Family Robinson Johann David Wyss 2003

Quotes with YANKING (3)

What, you didn’t pack your lunch?” Ty asked sarcastically as he shifted around in the seat and wedged himself against the door. He kicked a foot up and propped it on the console between the two front seats. “Sure, in my Sponge Bob Square Pants lunch box. I have the thermos, too,” Morrison shot right back. Zane kept his mouth shut, eyes moving between the two men, and occasionally back to the driver, who was casually paying attention. Ty stared at the kid and narrowed his eyes…
Madeleine Urban Cut & Run
This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don't get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can't do anything, don't get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it's ready to come undone. You have to realize it's going to be along process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.
Haruki Murakami Norwegian Wood
Emergency Valve Regulators," she repeated. "So you do know what your doing?" Not really," he said yanking another wire. 'I made up that term to keep you happy. I'm just pulling all the red wires because they're the pretty ones.
Derek Landy Kingdom of the Wicked
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Appears in: Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.

Used 5 times in crossword archives (1952–2022).