protract
verb (used with object)
to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
protracting
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present participleof protract.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It’s good that the bar at Itsumono is a fine hangout, because as the place fills up you will hang out, with waits between drinks protracting even with two barkeeps at work.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
And if they catch any one in their toils, they entangle him in a thousand meshes, pretending sickness by way of protracting the consultations.
From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Charles Duke Yonge
They would talk for the mere purpose of protracting litigation, injure their clients by vexations and bootless delays, and do their work so that they might be fed for doing it again.
From A Book About Lawyers by John Cordy Jeaffreson
Mr. ORTH:—I do not think we shall accomplish much by protracting our present session longer.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden
A cold, cloudy, raw, and disagreeable spell happening at this period, though by no means common, will retard the operation considerably, protracting the period of helplessness.
From Rambles of a Naturalist by John D. Godman
