drag
verb (used with object)
to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.
was dragging
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past progressiveof drag.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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By the end, I was dragging pieces of focaccia through the last orange streaks left in the pan.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Goldman executives felt that the process was dragging on because Apple wasn’t following through on what it needed to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Yet when he sensed Yates was dragging his feet on a college decision, Pondexter finally asked him if he wanted to come to Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
After the surgery, the patient said she immediately noticed her foot was dragging and she suffered a severe facial twitch.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
Hastily throwing the hare on the caribou skin she was dragging for just such a purpose, she walked on.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
