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Vinony

dragging

adjective

  1. that which drags
  2. cool, stylish
  3. exhausted, lethargic
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/ / [ˈd͡ɹ̝æɡɪŋ] / [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔æɡɪŋ]

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English drag Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English dragging From drag + -ing.

  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

Etymology: Etymology tree English drag Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English dragging From drag + -ing.

  1. 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. Synonym of drag racing.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English drag Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English dragging From drag + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of drag