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ragging

American  
[rag-ing] / ˈræg ɪŋ /

noun

Metalworking.
  1. (in the rolls of a rolling mill) corrugations affording a grip on a piece being roughed.


Etymology

Origin of ragging

rag 3 + -ing 1

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Guys hitting massive sixes, guys bowling rapid and spinners ragging it.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

The Gallagher brothers have made a bit of a sport out of ragging on each other in the press.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2025

We’ve all spent so much time ragging on Twitter and not really liking Twitter.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2022

I heard somebody on the radio, or maybe it was in print, but they were ragging on “River.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2021

He was always ragging Revere about falling off horses.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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