Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sagging

/sˈæɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: sag-ging
IPA: /sˈæɡɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of something that sags.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Worn low on the waist, or wearing pants or shorts low on the waist.

adj

Hanging down loosely.

verb

present participle and gerund of sag

Example Sentences

"It was noticed that there had been saggings and bulgings in the trays."
"Overhead line electrification near London Euston is being overhauled in a four-week Network Rail project to reduce delays in hot weather. The OLE at Camden is being renewed and replaced to help prevent sagging, with some 2,000 metres of new wires being installed."
"For OLE, the same is true for sagging overhead wires. Slower trains are less likely to cause a dewirement - and make less mess even if they do pull the wires down."

Usage

Inflected Forms

saggings (plural) more sagging (comparative) most sagging (superlative)

Derived Forms

antisagging saggingly unsagging

Synonyms

drooping droopy

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce sagging?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈæɡɪŋ/.
What does sagging mean?: The act of something that sags.

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