dragging (Meaning)
dragging (s)
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
dragging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Drag
Synonyms & Antonyms of dragging
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- speeding
- swift
- running
- rocketing
- swift
- prompt
- brisk
- speedy
- ready
- fleet
- prompt
- fast
- racing
- hasty
- rushing
- bolting
- rushing
- dizzy
- bolting
- lightning
- fleet
- rapid
- breathless
- rapid
- speeding
- hasty
- lightning
- racing
- running
- speedy
- dizzy
- brisk
- flying
- flying
- breathless
- whirlwind
- rocketing
- quick
- quick
- fast
- ready
- whirlwind
Synonyms:
- unhurried
- snaillike
- poking
- pokey
- dawdling
- dilatory
- languid
- dallying
- sluggish
- tardy
- laggard
- dillydallying
- poky
- slowing
Antonyms:
- snappy
- warp-speed
- whirling
- warp-speed
- meteoric
- careering
- hastened
- barreling
- meteoric
- rushed
- breakneck
- scudding
- whisking
- hastened
- careering
- barreling
- zipping
- scurrying
- scooting
- whirling
- accelerated
- expeditious
- zipping
- scooting
- rushed
- hurrying
- hurried
- quickened
- quickened
- breakneck
- snappy
- hurrying
- whisking
- expeditious
- scurrying
- scudding
- hurried
- accelerated
Synonyms:
- lethargic
- plodding
- shuffling
- loafing
- tarrying
- strolling
- loitering
- ambling
- lingering
- measured
- snail-paced
- deliberate
- inert
- inactive
- lounging
- inching
- stalling
- decelerating
- procrastinating
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
dragging Sentence Examples
- The exhausted hikers were dragging themselves toward the mountaintop, their heavy backpacks weighing them down.
- The child dragged the heavy toy truck behind him, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.
- The dog reluctantly dragged its leash behind it, resisting the urge to run off into the park.
- The drag queen strutted down the runway, her long gown dragging behind her like a shimmering train.
- The anchorman dragged out his vowels as he spoke, giving the news broadcast a feeling of importance.
- The fisherman dragged his net through the water, hoping to catch a glimpse of a glistening fish.
- The boxer dragged himself to his feet after being knocked down, determined to finish the fight.
- The student dragged herself to class after a long night of studying, barely able to keep her eyes open.
- The politician dragged out the speech, hoping to win over the voters with empty promises.
- The caterpillar dragged itself slowly across the leaf, leaving a trail of slime in its wake.
FAQs About the word dragging
marked by a painfully slow and effortful mannerof Drag
creeping, crawling, slow,leisurely, lagging, unhurried, snaillike,poking, pokey, dawdling
speeding, swift, running, rocketing, swift, prompt, brisk, speedy, ready, fleet
The exhausted hikers were dragging themselves toward the mountaintop, their heavy backpacks weighing them down.
The child dragged the heavy toy truck behind him, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.
The dog reluctantly dragged its leash behind it, resisting the urge to run off into the park.
The drag queen strutted down the runway, her long gown dragging behind her like a shimmering train.
