DRAGGING
Dictionary entry overview: What does dragging mean? • DRAGGING (adjective)
The adjective DRAGGING has 2 senses:
1. marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
2. passing painfully or tediously slowly
Familiarity information: DRAGGING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DRAGGING (adjective)
Meaning:
Marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
Context examples:
it was a strange dragging approach / years of dragging war
Similar:
effortful (requiring great physical effort)
Meaning:
Passing painfully or tediously slowly
Context example:
the dragging minutes
Similar:
slow (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time)
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