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dragging through the mud

dragging through the mud is the present participle and gerund of drag through the mud.

Meaning of drag through the mud

Verb

drag through the mud (third-person singular simple present drags through the mud, present participle dragging through the mud, simple past and past participle dragged through the mud)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.
    • Red Moon Monster: Ever since that cheesy movie dragged our names through the mud, life hasn't been the same!1999, “Red Moon Monsters”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), season 1, episode 6b

Questions about dragging through the mud

What is dragging through the mud the present participle and gerund of?
Dragging through the mud is the present participle and gerund of drag through the mud.

Words near dragging through the mud in the dictionary

  1. dragging on
  2. dragging one's balls across
  3. dragging one's feet
  4. dragging out
  5. dragging the chain
  6. dragging through the mud
  7. dragging up
  8. draggingly
  9. draggings
  10. draggle
  11. draggle-tail

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