drag
verb (used with object)
to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.
have been dragging
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present perfect progressiveof drag.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The stock market was less fearful, though, and flipped from modest morning losses following potentially encouraging news on interest rates, which have been dragging Wall Street mainly lower since the summer.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
It is not entirely clear why the authorities have been dragging their feet.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2023
But the talks have been dragging on, amid Japanese reservations about sharing technology with others, including a Chinese rival like Geely, sources have told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022
“Not only the person but the economic policy direction to get out from all the skepticism and the problems that have been dragging on for quite some time.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
Of course you have been dragging through all the puddles, and then want dry stockings at this hour of the night!
From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Wilhelmine von Hillern
