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dragging

  • /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/
  • [ˈd͡ɹ̝æɡɪŋ]
  • [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔æɡɪŋ]
  • /ˈdɹæɡɪn/
  • /ˈdɹæɡən/
  • /ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡɪŋ/
  • [ˈd͡ɹ̝eɪ̯ɡiŋ]
  • [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔eɪ̯ɡiŋ]
  • /ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡin/
  • [ˈd͡ɹ̝eɪ̯ɡin]
  • [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔eɪ̯ɡin]

adjective more dragging · most dragging

  1. 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.
  2. boring; dull
  3. excessively long

noun draggings

  1. countable, gerund, uncountable gerund of drag: an instance of something being dragged. As a result, after the first few draggings it is found that the surface becomes constantly smoother and harder and little rain remains on the roadway
  2. countable, uncountable Synonym of drag racing.

    Similar: drag racing

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of drag

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: effortful, slow, haul, pulling, hang, hanging, slipping, roll, carrying, hauling, scratching, dredging, stalling, bringing, delaying, lagging

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Españolarrastramiento, arrastre

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@misc{dragging_2026,
  title = {dragging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dragging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}