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

But that has now changed as a northerly wind is dragging cold Arctic air across the UK with temperatures now falling 3-6C below the mid-November average.

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By then the Second Punic War, which had been set off by Hannibal’s incursions in northern Spain, was dragging into its eighth year.

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He is no stranger to dragging himself through tough times.

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After all, you’re probably dragging your luggage with the other hand.

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Stocks suffered their biggest declines in more than a month Thursday, dragging all three major benchmarks into negative territory for November.

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