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DRAGGING

(adj.sat, verb, noun)

Definitions

There are 16 meanings of the word Dragging.

How to pronounce dragging:

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Dragging - as an adjective satellite

Marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

Example: "It was a strange dragging approach"

Dragging - as a verb

To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

Example: "Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed."

To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.

Example: "Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus."

To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.

To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.

To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.

To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.

Example: "Drag the file into the window to open it."

(chiefly of a vehicle) to unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.

Example: "The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump."

To hit or kick off target.

To fish with a dragnet.

To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.

To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.

To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.

To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).

Example: "You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you."

To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

Dragging - as a noun

An instance of something being dragged.

Example Sentences

"He was walking with a dragging foot."
"Her dragging pace slowed down the group."
"The dragging weight of the suitcase made it hard to carry."
"The dog had a dragging leash."
"He had a dragging cough that wouldn't go away."
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Word Game Points

Is DRAGGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, dragging is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

DRAGGING has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.

Is DRAGGING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, dragging is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
DRAGGING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 16.

Is DRAGGING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, dragging is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
DRAGGING has a WORDFEUD points total of 15.

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