Standard Lemma guide

flagging

adj · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • /ˈflæɡɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æɡɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 G IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength; dwindling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process by which something flags or tires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The skewing or bending of the upper part of a television picture due to imperfect synchronization of the video signal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Use of a handkerchief code or analogous display to signal sexual interests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of flag

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

weak from exhaustion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drooping

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

a walk of flagstones

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: walk, walkway, paseo

9

noun

Meaning 9

flagstones collectively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: плочник (pločnik) — pavement or sidewalk of flagstones
  • Finnish: laatoitus — pavement or sidewalk of flagstones
  • Galician: lousado — pavement or sidewalk of flagstones
  • Galician: lastrado — pavement or sidewalk of flagstones
  • Finnish: väsyminen — tiring or exhausting, such as after exercise