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

How to use ragging in a sentence

He was never happier than when bully-ragging the men of his watch, under the plea of efficiency.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
The bully-ragging, long-winded collection letter has no place in self-respecting business.
How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters)|Mary Owens Crowther
Hypatia won't have the chance of ragging you now—she and Miss Trotter have had a bit of a breeze.
The Travelling Companions|F. Anstey
But a man may understand ragging and yet be very far from understanding religious ragging.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton

"They're always ragging me—I mean the professional racers and motor men," he avowed, in a burst of resentful confidence.
From the Car Behind|Eleanor M. Ingram

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