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dragging

[ drag-ing ]

adjective

  1. extremely tired or slow, as in movement; lethargic; sluggish:

    He was annoyed by their dragging way of walking and talking.

  2. used in dragging, hoisting, etc.:

    dragging ropes.



dragging

/ ˈæɡɪŋ /

noun

  1. a decorating technique in which paint is applied with a specially modified brush to create a marbled or grainy effect
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • gԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dragging1

First recorded in 1765–75; drag + -ing 2
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The footage then shows him slamming the door on her foot and kicking the car window before dragging her terrified pet dog away by its lead.

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The article read: "Badenoch is not so much dragging the party down, as she's where a party gets to when it reaches rock bottom."

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Two of Trump’s most high-profile programs appear to be dragging him down.

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"We have a system called 'pin and catch' where you have a V-shaped structure and some arms grabbing onto the element, dragging it slowly into place."

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“We had an 11 a.m. game … and everyone is walking in all dragging,” Phillips chuckled.

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