Wondering how to hyphenate the English word dragging? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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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 |
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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 |
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Move slowly and as if with great effort |
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To lag or linger behind But in so many other areas we still are dragging |
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Suck in or take (air) Draw a deep breath Draw on a cigarette |
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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 |
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Walk without lifting the feet |
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Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost |
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Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting He dragged me away from the television set |
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Proceed for an extended period of time The speech dragged on for two hours |
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Marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner It was a strange dragging approach Years of dragging war |