What is the meaning of dragging?

verb

  • Pull, as against a resistance.
    • usage: "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
  • Draw slowly or heavily.
    • usage: "haul stones"; "haul nets"
  • Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.
    • usage: "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
  • Move slowly and as if with great effort.
  • To lag or linger behind.
    • usage: "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
  • Suck in or take (air. )
    • usage: "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
  • Use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu.
    • usage: "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
  • Walk without lifting the feet.
  • Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost.
  • Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting.
    • usage: "He dragged me away from the television set"
  • Proceed for an extended period of time.
    • usage: "The speech dragged on for two hours"

adjective

  • Marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner.
    • usage: "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"
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APAWordNet. (2010). dragging. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dragging/definitions/1172867
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