- present participle of drag.
dragging
Example Sentences
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The positive development in the five-month Middle East war did little to support Asian equities, with tech chipmakers SK hynix and Samsung dragging South Korea's Kospi down after Friday's record-breaking rally.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
They had found a 1999 local newspaper story claiming that police had searched salvage yards by helicopter as well as dragging the Fox River but there was no evidence the latter had happened.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
At Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz County, a lifeguard was captured on video dragging a boy out of the water in a harrowing rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
STMicroelectronics tumbled over 15% after earnings, dragging indexes in France and Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Penelope hoped Svetlana had not had the burden of dragging the heavy mailbag back to the post office.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
