dragging

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/
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/ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/ · [ˈd͡ɹ̝æɡɪŋ] · [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔æɡɪŋ] · /ˈdɹæɡɪn/ · /ˈdɹæɡən/ · /ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡɪŋ/ · [ˈd͡ɹ̝eɪ̯ɡiŋ] · [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔eɪ̯ɡiŋ] · /ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡin/ · [ˈd͡ɹ̝eɪ̯ɡin] · [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔eɪ̯ɡin]

Definition of dragging

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. That drags.
    “[T]he inmates of the coach, by numerous hard, painful joltings, and ponderous, dragging trundlings, are suddenly made sensible of some great change in the character of the road.”
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adj

  1. That drags.
    “[T]he inmates of the coach, by numerous hard, painful joltings, and ponderous, dragging trundlings, are suddenly made sensible of some great change in the character of the road.”
  2. boring; dull
  3. excessively long

noun

  1. (countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable)gerund of drag: an instance of something being dragged.
    “As a result, after the first few draggings it is found that the surface becomes constantly smoother and harder and little rain remains on the roadway”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of drag racing.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of drag

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Etymology

From drag + -ing.

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