Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dragging

/ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: drag-ging
IPA: /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That drags.

adj

adj

excessively long

noun

gerund of drag: an instance of something being dragged.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of drag racing.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of drag

Example Sentences

"[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."
"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"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *draganą Proto-West Germanic *dragan Old English dragan Middle English dragen Middle English draggen Low German draggeinflu. English drag Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English dragging From drag + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dragging (comparative) most dragging (superlative) draggings (plural)

Derived Forms

draggingly

Phrases

foot-dragging frame dragging knee dragging knuckle-dragging van-dragging

Synonyms

drag racing

Rhymes With

bragging tagging nagging lagging bagging sagging wagging flagging snagging shagging slagging unflagging

Questions

How do you pronounce dragging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/.
What does dragging mean?: That drags.
Where does dragging come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *draganą Proto-West Germanic *dragan Old English dragan Middle English dragen Middle English draggen Low German draggeinflu. English drag Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English dragging From drag + -ing.

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