# dragging

Pronunciation: say "DRAG-ing" /ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of drag. — present participle and gerund of drag
   - Simple: Present participle of drag. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _The tugboat spent the morning dragging the barge upriver._
   - _Dragging the file into the folder copies it instantly._

## Adjective

2. Tending to trail along a surface or move with a heavy, pulling motion.
   - Simple: Pulling along the ground, or trailing slowly behind something.
   - _A dragging anchor failed to hold the boat in place._
   - _The patient's dragging foot was a clear sign of nerve damage._
3. Tedious and dull; lacking energy or anything to hold interest.
   - Simple: Boring and dull, with nothing fun or interesting happening.
   - _The dragging seminar left the audience fidgeting in their seats._
   - _Critics called the film a dragging, lifeless affair._
4. Continuing far longer than it should, with no end in sight.
   - Simple: Going on for too long and seeming like it will never end.
   - _A dragging negotiation stretched well past midnight._
   - _The dragging final act tested the audience's patience._

## Noun

5. Gerund of drag. — gerund of drag: an instance of something being dragged.
   - Simple: Gerund of drag. It names the act of pulling something along.
   - _The dragging of the nets across the seabed damaged the coral._
   - _Repeated dragging of the furniture scuffed the hardwood._
6. A form of motor racing in which vehicles compete over a short, straight course.
   - Simple: A race where two cars speed down a straight road to see who is faster.
   - _Police cracked down on dragging along the riverfront strip._
   - _Saturday-night dragging at the county strip drew racers and their souped-up cars from across the state._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "drag" with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dragging (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).