Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run someone ragged

/ˈɹʌn ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɹæɡɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: run some-one rag-ged
IPA: /ˈɹʌn ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɹæɡɪd/

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.

Example Sentences

"They’ve been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features."
"A little man by modern-day goon-basketball standards, the five-foot ten-inch speedster [Ralph Beard] handles bigger opponents by running them ragged."
"Rebeca is busy with the children, who are busy getting into mischief. The baby runs her ragged."
"The choice of priorities he had chosen gave him the right to demand acceptance of his ways and ignore the needs of others. It gave him the power to insist on servitude and, without thought, dismiss Arnam's pride. It gave him the right to torment, the right to run him ragged when he chose, [...]"
"He's letting me hire four new rangers. Isn't that great? The increase in tourists are running us ragged."
"England ran Tunisia ragged in that spell but were punished for missing a host of chances when Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot against the run of play after Kyle Walker was penalised for an elbow on Fakhreddine Ben Youssef."

Etymology

From run + ragged (“exhausted, tired, run down”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹʌn ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɹæɡɪd/

Inflected Forms

runs someone ragged (present, singular) running someone ragged (participle, present) ran someone ragged (past)

Synonyms

beleaguer exhaust fatigue fordo do for gas out get down jade knock up poop run someone ragged tire

Rhymes With

ragged jagged hagged

Questions

How do you pronounce run someone ragged?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌn ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɹæɡɪd/.
What does run someone ragged mean?: To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.
Where does run someone ragged come from?: From run + ragged (“exhausted, tired, run down”).

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