adj
Meaning 1
That drags.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
dragging
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/
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[ˈd͡ɹ̝æɡɪŋ]
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[ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔æɡɪŋ]
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/ˈdɹæɡɪn/ g-dropping
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/ˈdɹæɡən/ g-dropping
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/ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡɪŋ/
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[ˈd͡ɹ̝eɪ̯ɡiŋ]
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[ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔eɪ̯ɡiŋ]
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/ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡin/ g-dropping
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[ˈd͡ɹ̝eɪ̯ɡin] g-dropping
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[ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔eɪ̯ɡin] g-dropping
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CMU ARPABET: D R AE1 G IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
boring; dull
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
excessively long
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
gerund of drag: an instance of something being dragged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Synonym of drag racing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: drag racing
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of drag
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it was a strange dragging approach
- years of dragging war
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English drag Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English dragging From drag + -ing.