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dragging one's feet

dragging one's feet is the present participle and gerund 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 dragging one's feet

What is dragging one's feet the present participle and gerund of?
Dragging one's feet is the present participle and gerund of drag one's feet.

Words near dragging one's feet in the dictionary

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

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