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dragged one's feet

dragged one's feet is the simple past and past participle of drag one's feet.

Meaning of drag one's feet

Verb

drag one's feet (third-person singular simple present drags one's feet, present participle dragging one's feet, simple past and past participle dragged one's feet)

  1. (idiomatic) To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
    • I have been dragging my feet about filing my taxes.
  2. (idiomatic) To intentionally stall, to delay, to obstruct.

Questions about dragged one's feet

What is dragged one's feet the simple past and past participle of?
Dragged one's feet is the simple past and past participle of drag one's feet.

Words near dragged one's feet in the dictionary

  1. dragged down
  2. dragged in
  3. dragged into
  4. dragged on
  5. dragged one's balls across
  6. dragged one's feet
  7. dragged out
  8. dragged the chain
  9. dragged through the garden
  10. dragged through the mud
  11. dragged up

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