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ragging

[ rag-ing ]
/ ˈræg ɪŋ /
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noun Metalworking.

(in the rolls of a rolling mill) corrugations affording a grip on a piece being roughed.

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Origin of ragging

rag3 + -ing1

Words nearby ragging

ragged edge, ragged jacket, ragged robin, ragged school, raggedy, ragging, raggle, raggle-taggle, ragi, raglan, raglan sleeve
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Words related to ragging

admonition, censure, rebuke, banter, quip, laugh, joke, bother, tease, pretend, delude, taunt, scoff, lampoon, deride, scorn, mock, humiliate, belittle, ridicule

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