dragging
Syllables: drag·ging/ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/
dragging adjective: that drags. Also the gerund of drag.
Adjective
dragging (comparative more dragging, superlative most dragging)
- 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.1852 July, Herman Melville, “Book XVI. First Night of Their Arrival in the City.”, in Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, section I, pages 312–313
- boring; dull
- excessively long
Noun
dragging (countable and uncountable, plural draggings)
- Synonym of drag racing.
- Synonyms:
- drag racing
Also used as
dragging is also the gerund of drag.
dragging is also the present participle and gerund of drag.
Synonyms of dragging
Forms of dragging
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more dragging |
| superlative | most dragging |
| Noun | |
| plural | draggings |
Origin of dragging
From drag + -ing.
Words formed from dragging
Phrases with dragging
- dragging in
- dragging on
- dragging up
- dragging ass
- dragging out
- toe dragging
- dragging down
- dragging into
- dragging the chain
- dragging one's feet
- dragging and dropping
- one's ass is dragging
2 more phrasesFewer phrases
Questions about dragging
- What does dragging mean?
- Dragging means that drags.
- What part of speech is dragging?
- Dragging can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce dragging?
- Dragging is pronounced /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/.
Words near dragging in the dictionary
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