Dictionary Check: dragging

"dragging" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

Example: "it was a strange dragging approach"
verb

pull, as against a resistance

Example: "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"
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verb

draw slowly or heavily

Example: "haul stones"
Synonyms:
verb

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Example: "They were swept up by the events"
verb

move slowly and as if with great effort

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verb

to lag or linger behind

Example: "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

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