verb Download 🔗Share To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. Examples : "The tired dog was dragging its leash behind its owner as they walked home. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly. Examples : "Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus." action process way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant. Examples : "He was dragging his feet as he walked to school because he didn't want to take the math test. " attitude action character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty. Examples : "After a long day at work, she was dragging her feet as she walked home, feeling exhausted. " suffering action condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back. Examples : "His constant complaining was dragging the team down and preventing us from finishing the project on time. " action work process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device. Examples : "Drag the file into the window to open it." computing technology internet machine device technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface. Examples : "The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump." vehicle action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit or kick off target. Examples : "The soccer player was aiming for the goal, but he was tired and ended up dragging the shot wide. " action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fish with a dragnet. Examples : "The fishing boat was dragging the net along the seabed, hoping to catch shrimp. " fish nautical sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water. Examples : "The police were dragging the river to find the missing car. " action nautical police ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow. Examples : "The farmer is dragging the field to prepare it for planting seeds. " agriculture action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet. Examples : "The police are dragging the river for any sign of the missing boat. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone). Examples : ""Instead of offering constructive criticism, he spent the entire meeting dragging his coworker's presentation." " language communication entertainment word attitude action negative style human internet society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To perform as a drag queen or drag king. Examples : "Last night, Alex was dragging at the local bar, dressed as a glamorous diva. " entertainment style culture art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of something being dragged. Examples : "The heavy dragging of the suitcase across the cobblestones woke the neighbors. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading