bogging

/ ˈbɒɡɪŋ /

adjective

1. informal,  filthy; covered in dirt and grime

Example Sentences

Melissa Eddy traveled to the German state of Baden-Württemberg to visit companies and speak with their leaders about how bureaucracy is bogging them down.

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Aware of the backlog of passport renewals bogging down the system, Dr. Simonson was worried.

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This could complicate any plans to hand governing responsibility to the Palestinian Authority or friendly Arab states, and risk bogging Israel down in a war of attrition.

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Unfortunately, many courts are receiving a long list of homes that need to be foreclosed, and it is bogging down the length of time that it takes to get these type of proceedings done.

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The extra DNA of polyploid cells, Losick suggests, may also make them resistant to injury-induced DNA damage from inflammation that would cause a normal diploid cell to die, bogging down recovery.

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