Synonym of tugs at your heartstrings

affects influences touches upsets alters changes impacts modifies strikes sways transforms disturbs overwhelms perturbs stirs troubles acts on agitates attacks concerns conditions damages devastates distresses grieves hurts infects involves pains saddens shapes controls determines forms governs hits hits hard impresses manipulates moves reaches shakes biases biasses decides exerts influence on fazes guides impacts on strikes at throws works on bowls over emotionally moves has an effect on impinges induces inspires interests knocks back marks overcomes prevails regards relates shakes up takes hold of tells on bears upon gets to has an impact on impinges upon impresses on knocks for six prevails over makes an impression on

tugs of war tugs-of-war tui tuis tuition tuitional tugs at the heart tugs at someone's heartstrings tugs at tugs tug out tug one's forelock