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Dragging

/ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/

To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

📖 Definitions of "Dragging"

verb
  1. 1

    To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

    "Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed."

  2. 2

    To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.

    "Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus."

  3. 3

    To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.

  4. 4

    To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.

verb
  1. 1

    To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

noun
  1. 1

    An instance of something being dragged.

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