- present participle of drag.
dragging
Example Sentences
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We both suited up in permethrin-infused clothes and gaiters, and he went to work with his white flannel flag, dragging it to and fro on the grass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Asian stocks started the week mostly lower, with chip stocks dragging on indexes in Japan and South Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The fight had initially been discussed for November but, with negotiations over the venue dragging on, it now looks set for December.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
By the end, I was dragging pieces of focaccia through the last orange streaks left in the pan.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
In a feathered hat and banana-yellow dress dragging past her feet, one woman waddled to her seat.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
