dragging

[drag-ing]

adjective

1. extremely tired or slow, as in movement; lethargic; sluggish.

   He was annoyed by their dragging way of walking and talking.

2. used in dragging, hoisting, etc..

   dragging ropes.

dragging

/ ˈdræɡɪŋ /

noun

1. a decorating technique in which paint is applied with a specially modified brush to create a marbled or grainy effect

Other Word Forms

• draggingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragging¹

First recorded in 1765–75; drag + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Universal substantially increased the budget and abandoned underground racing for an “Ocean’s 11”-style heist that climaxed with a car racing through Rio de Janeiro while dragging a bank vault.

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The recent decision to deny the transit stop, they said, was intended to avoid dragging the U.S. into domestic Taiwanese politics by boosting Lai’s party during a local legislative recall election.

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The dog was wounded in the attack and the video shows the man dragging it away.

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Technology firms have been riding to ever-higher levels this year -- dragging equity markets with them as companies pump hundreds of billions of dollars into all things linked to artificial intelligence.

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“I don’t think that he’s been successful, which is why I believe that this dragging of feet is happening,” she said.

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