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ragging

American  
[rag-ing] / ˈræg ɪŋ /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of ragging

rag 3 + -ing 1


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Guys hitting massive sixes, guys bowling rapid and spinners ragging it.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

The Gallagher brothers have made a bit of a sport out of ragging on each other in the press.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025

“I was kind of ragging him a little bit,” Judge said.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023

We’ve all spent so much time ragging on Twitter and not really liking Twitter.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

It’s not like Tyler Croft ragging on me or nothing.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

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