Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drag out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: drag out
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out.

verb

To haul or bring out forcefully or from an awkward location.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I don't want to drag out this talk, so I'll stop now and answer any questions."
"It upsets me that there is no regard that the children have taken another day off school and all they wanted was for it to be over. Conveniently for the defence, it’s dragging out and our nerves are getting frayed."
"She dragged out her old Spanish textbooks in an attempt to prepare for her trip."
"'I'm sure I should have never mentioned anything of the kind to three strange gentlemen if you hadn't dragged it out of me.'"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

drags out (present, singular) dragging out (participle, present) dragged out (participle, past) dragged out (past)

Synonyms

drag drag on

Questions

What does drag out mean?: To extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out.

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