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• present participle of drag.

dragging

American  

[drag-ing] / ˈdræg ɪŋ /

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.

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dragging British  

/ ˈdræɡɪŋ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• draggingly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of dragging

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

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Example Sentences

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dragging

A punishing selloff in the tech space was dragging the stock market sharply lower on Thursday, one day after equities saw a big bounce after the Democrats swept Tuesday’s midterm vote.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

And there was not much improvement Tuesday -- Seoul-listed SK hynix and Samsung tanked around four percent, dragging the Kospi down more than two percent.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Alphabet shares fell over 10% in premarket trade, dragging other AI-related stocks down with it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

I slid down that trail with my leg dragging behind me and injured my right knee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

It was so still in there that when one of them turned a page it sounded like someone was dragging a cotton sack across the floor.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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