Past tense of rag

Forms of rag

Ragged in a sentence

• The harsh desert wind and sand had chewed the stump into ragged strips of wood.From the entry chew
• They’ve been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features.From the entry run someone ragged
• Newspaper columns should never be set ragged.From the entry ragged
• They walk on the tips of their long feet and have thick ragged wolf tails.2014, Heather Gunn, Aspect Core Rulebook FC 2015 SC, →ISBN, page 41. From the entry wolfkin
• Her grandmother’s teadress is purple and green, ragged along the hem.2011, Ruth Sorrell, “Counterbalance”, in JoSelle Vanderhooft, Catherine Lundoff, editors, Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic…. From the entry teadress

Meaning of rag

1. noun Tattered clothes (clothing).
2. noun A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
3. noun A shabby, beggarly person; synonym of ragamuffin.

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• Plural of rag
• Rag in Hindi
• Rag in Urdu
• Rag in Telugu
• Rag in Kannada

Questions about the past tense of rag

What is the past tense of rag?

The past tense of rag is ragged.

What is the past participle of rag?

The past participle of rag is ragged.

Is rag a regular or irregular verb?

Rag is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.