"dragging" meaning in English

See dragging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], [ˈd͡ʒɹæɡɪŋ] [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-dragging.ogg Forms: more dragging [comparative], most dragging [superlative]
Etymology: From drag + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drag|ing|id2=gerund noun}} drag + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} dragging (comparative more dragging, superlative most dragging)
  1. That drags.
    Sense id: en-dragging-en-adj-XmyChjKD
  2. boring; dull
    Sense id: en-dragging-en-adj-RJq9~6Yz
  3. excessively long
    Sense id: en-dragging-en-adj-MgsONQ5s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: draggingly

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], [ˈd͡ʒɹæɡɪŋ] [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-dragging.ogg Forms: draggings [plural]
Etymology: From drag + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drag|ing|id2=gerund noun}} drag + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dragging (countable and uncountable, plural draggings)
  1. gerund of drag: an instance of something being dragged. Tags: countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable Form of: drag (extra: an instance of something being dragged)
    Sense id: en-dragging-en-noun-wLFmA9X8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 1 41 29 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 8 0 0 33 29 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 0 0 44 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 0 0 51 21 21
  2. Synonym of drag racing Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: drag racing [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dragging-en-noun-Ur4IoRDf Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 8 0 0 33 29 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 12 1 1 27 38 21

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], [ˈd͡ʒɹæɡɪŋ] [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-dragging.ogg
Etymology: From drag + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drag|ing|id2=gerund noun}} drag + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dragging
  1. present participle and gerund of drag Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: drag Derived forms: foot-dragging, frame dragging, knuckle-dragging, van-dragging
    Sense id: en-dragging-en-verb-2pbSmAKk Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 8 0 0 33 29 31

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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