Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nerves or tendons supposed to brace and sustain the heart; hence, strongest affections; most intense feelings of any kind.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun your deepest feelings of love and compassion
Etymologies
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Examples
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But what really pulls at our heartstrings is the attention SLS devotes to your dog.
HotelChatter - 2008
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The word "heartstrings" originally referred to the internal tendons of the heart.
Line-by-line exegesis of "Black Muddy River" by Andrew Stiller Andrew Stiller 2005
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That beat, provided by our "heartstrings," reverberates throughout the circulatory system (e.g.,
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The track to God is the rope that holds and pulls your heartstrings.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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The track to God is the rope that holds and pulls your heartstrings.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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For us green design fanboys and girls, it's not the ScarJos and the Clooneys that get our heartstrings fluttering -- though we will make an exception for Brad since he's been on our site a few times, it's the Bjarkes and the Behars.
8 Green Designers Who Deserve A Valentine Inhabitat 2011
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They depend on personification of animals to tug at someones heartstrings.
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They depend on personification of animals to tug at someones heartstrings.
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A great toast will make you laugh not cringe, bring back special memories, and tug at the heartstrings.
My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011
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For us green design fanboys and girls, it s not the ScarJos and the Clooneys that get our heartstrings fluttering -- though we will...
8 Green Designers Who Deserve A Valentine Inhabitat 2011
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