Definition of dragging Dragging

/dɹæˈgɪŋ/ - [dratging] - drag•ging

We found 7 definitions of dragging from 6 different sources.

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What does dragging mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

dragging - marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • dragging (Noun)
    An instance of something being dragged.
  • dragging (Verb)
    Present participle of drag.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dragging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Drag

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • dragging
    the anchor, the act of trailing it along the bottom, after it is loosened from the ground, by the effort of the wind or current upon the ship, communicated to the cable. See the article ANCHOR.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • dragging
    An old word for dredging.

Part of speech

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  • dragging, verb, gerund of drag (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

dragging in sign language
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