flagging

¹

[flag-ing]

adjective

1. becoming smaller or weaker; dwindling.

2. weak, fatigued, or drooping.

flagging

²

[flag-ing]

noun

1. flagstones collectively.

2. a pavement or walk of flagstones.

flagging

/ ˈflæɡɪŋ /

noun

1. flagstones or a flagged area

Other Word Forms

• flaggingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of flagging¹

First recorded in 1535–45; flag ³ + -ing ²

Origin of flagging²

First recorded in 1615–25; flag ⁴ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He said Larson was fired not for flagging concerns, but because of “misconduct, arrogance, communication style problems, and performance problems.”

From Los Angeles Times

But the government sees its series of grandiose schemes as key to reinvigorating the flagging economy.

From BBC

This can involve mapping a suspected gang member’s network using arrest logs and license plate reader data, or flagging individuals in a specific region with a particular immigration status.

From Salon

Joe Halper, a former Recreation and Parks board member, has been flagging these challenges for me since I began talking to him in January about losing his home in the January Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Pixar’s output used to be reliably great, but the studio has been flagging in recent years.

From Salon

Related Words

• dwindling www.thesaurus.com
• fading 
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• slumping www.thesaurus.com
• waning 
• weakening www.thesaurus.com