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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

Etymology

Origin of dragging

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

Example Sentences

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dragging

There is no point at which the dragging of Schmitt for this performance would turn excessive.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

You don’t want to muck bait it and drag it out for the sake of dragging it out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

By the end, I was dragging pieces of focaccia through the last orange streaks left in the pan.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Despite the cloud, it will feel warm and humid due to the south-westerly winds dragging in warm and moist air from the mid-Atlantic.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In a feathered hat and banana-yellow dress dragging past her feet, one woman waddled to her seat.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas