Hyphenation of DRAGGING

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word DRAGGING? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

DRAG-GING

Definitions of DRAGGING:

1.
Pull, as against a resistance
He dragged the big suitcase behind him These worries were dragging at him
2.
Draw slowly or heavily
Haul stones Haul nets
3.
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
They were swept up by the events Don't drag me into this business
4.
Move slowly and as if with great effort
5.
To lag or linger behind
But in so many other areas we still are dragging
6.
Suck in or take (air)
Draw a deep breath Draw on a cigarette
7.
Use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
Drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen
8.
Walk without lifting the feet
9.
Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
10.
Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
He dragged me away from the television set
11.
Proceed for an extended period of time
The speech dragged on for two hours
12.
Marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
It was a strange dragging approach Years of dragging war

Synonyms of DRAGGING:

adj effortful
adj slow

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