Dragging

//ˈdɹæɡɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of drag: an instance of something being dragged. countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable

    "As a result, after the first few draggings it is found that the surface becomes constantly smoother and harder and little rain remains on the roadway"

  2. 2
    Synonym of drag racing. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of drag form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That drags.

    "[T]he inmates of the coach, by numerous hard, painful joltings, and ponderous, dragging trundlings, are suddenly made sensible of some great change in the character of the road."

  2. 2
    boring; dull
  3. 3
    excessively long
Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
afterthoughtalluringattractivebindblockblockade

Example

More examples

"The meeting on sales promotion is dragging on."

Etymology

From drag + -ing.

Related phrases

foot-draggingframe draggingknee draggingknuckle-draggingvan-dragging

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