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It's not worth it, it's not about money, especially when you're dealing with a culture. It should be about elevating the idea of what we are and who we are as people in the cinema, and that kind of stuff keeps dragging us back down.
Antoine Fuqua

Meaning of "dragging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAGGING

dragging  [ˈdræɡɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAGGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dragging is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pointing device gesture

In computing, a pointing device gesture or mouse gesture is a way of combining pointing device movements and clicks which the software recognizes as a specific command. Pointing device gestures can provide quick access to common functions of a program. They can also be useful for people who have difficulties typing on a keyboard. For example, in a web browser, the user could navigate to the previously viewed page by pressing the right pointing device button, moving the pointing device briefly to the left, then releasing the button.

Definition of dragging in the English dictionary

The definition of dragging in the dictionary is a decorating technique in which paint is applied with a specially modified brush to create a marbled or grainy effect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAGGING


bagging
ˈbæɡɪŋ
ballyragging
ˈbælɪˌræɡɪŋ
bordraging
ˌbɔːdˈræɡɪŋ
bragging
ˈbræɡɪŋ
brown-bagging
ˌbraʊnˈbæɡɪŋ
carpetbagging
ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡɪŋ
dagging
ˈdæɡɪŋ
defragging
ˌdiːˈfræɡɪŋ
flagging
ˈflæɡɪŋ
foot-dragging
ˈfʊtdræɡɪŋ
fragging
ˈfræɡɪŋ
lagging
ˈlæɡɪŋ
nagging
ˈnæɡɪŋ
sagging
ˈsæɡɪŋ
sandbagging
ˈsændˌbæɡɪŋ
slagging
ˈslæɡɪŋ
tagging
ˈtæɡɪŋ
unflagging
ʌnˈflæɡɪŋ
updragging
ʌpˈdræɡɪŋ
wigwagging
ˈwɪɡˌwæɡɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAGGING

drag racing
drag sail
drag shoe
drag show
drag someone´s name in the mud
drag up
dragged
dragger
draggier
draggiest
draggingly
draggle
draggletailed
draggy
draghound
dragline
dragline crane
dragline excavator
dragnet
dragoman

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAGGING

begging
blogging
bugging
changing
clogging
debugging
dogging
flogging
gagging
hogging
hugging
jigging
jogging
legging
ligging
logging
pegging
plugging
rigging
shagging
tugging

Synonyms and antonyms of dragging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DRAGGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dragging» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dragging

Translation of «dragging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAGGING

Find out the translation of dragging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dragging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dragging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arrastrando
570 millions of speakers

English

dragging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खींच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سحب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перетаскивания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrastando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টেনে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entraînement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyeret
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schleppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドラッグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드래그
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyeret
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kéo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रॅग करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sürükleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trascinamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciągając
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перетягування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glisarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύροντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

å dra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dragging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAGGING»

The term «dragging» is very widely used and occupies the 19.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAGGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dragging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dragging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dragging

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10 QUOTES WITH «DRAGGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dragging.
1
Robert Asprin
Between you and me, I think that may be one of the things that will help with the collaboration, because there are things Eric thinks I'm moving too quickly on, and there are things I think he's dragging out. When it gets to the editor they can arbitrate.
2
Javier Bardem
Imagine the situation between Israel and Palestine. It's such a big mess. You can be on one side or the other. But what's clear is that there's an urgent need for a solution there and that's been dragging on for so long.
3
Thomas P.M. Barnett
You can't drag people from understanding to action. A customer isn't actually at the last mile if you're the one dragging her to the finish line.
4
Dirk Benedict
In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to encouraging people to find their true selves.
5
Stephen Vincent Benet
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.
6
Amanda Burton
I think you know what you're up against when you take on a piece that you know is going to involve dragging up a lot emotions - you can end up being deeply immersed in gloom.
7
Deb Caletti
Bliss is the ocean, a towel on the sand, the sun out, the chance to swim in waves or walk dragging a stick behind you, a good book, a cold drink.
8
Peter Dawson
The hesitancy is in the detail, not the principal. There has been no resistance to the principal of women playing in the Open if they are qualified for it. We are not dragging our feet. It's just that we never had cause to think about it before.
9
Danny DeVito
Most men somewhere in their psyche are still dragging women around by their hair. It's terrible. I have two daughters, but even before my kids were born I always thought that it was terrible.
10
Antoine Fuqua
It's not worth it, it's not about money, especially when you're dealing with a culture. It should be about elevating the idea of what we are and who we are as people in the cinema, and that kind of stuff keeps dragging us back down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAGGING»

Discover the use of dragging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dragging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nancy Ward / Dragging Canoe
Biographies of two prominent leaders of the Cherokee nation in the 18th century.
Pat Alderman, 1978
2
Dragging Wyatt Earp: A Personal History of Dodge City
In Dragging Wyatt Earp essayist Robert Rebein explores what it means to grow up in, leave, and ultimately return to the iconic Western town of Dodge City, Kansas.
Robert Rebein, 2013
3
Hate Crime: The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas
More than a spectacular true-crime debut, Hate Crime is a breathtaking work of reportage and a searing look at how the question of race continues to shape life in America. From the Hardcover edition.
Joyce King, 2011
4
Dragging the Lake: Poems
"Photographers once risked their hands and eyes, igniting vials of magnesium powder, so powerful is the love of the image," says the title poem of this collection, whose images range from the northern lights to St. Bridget turning bathwater ...
Robert Thomas, 2006
5
Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners: New Revised Edition of ...
Toe-dragging is a feature not only of spavin: lameness associated with the stifle or hip joints can cause a toe-drag; many young horses drag the hind toes, particularly if unfit; and toe-dragging may just reflect laziness. With spavin, restricted ...
Captain M. Horace Hayes, Roy Knightbridge, 2002
6
Kicking And Screaming: Dragging Ireland Into The 21st Century
An important and stimulating book that examines and comments on the campaigns to secularise and liberalise Irish society.
Ivana Bacik, 2004
7
Dragging: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
MRI and CT of ankylosing spondylitis with vertebral scalloping appears in Neuroradiology written by R. Abello, M. Rovira, M. P. Sanz, J. Gili, A. Capdevila, J. Escalada and J. Peri. Published in 1988.Abouzahir, A., et al.
‎2008
8
Road Dragging
THE A. B. C. OF ROAD DRAGGING. The most difficult part of road dragging is getting at it. All the rest is so simple that one learns it in the doing. The first noticeable effect is the smoothing of the road surface and this in turn allows the rain and ...
A. W. Orr, J. W. Connaway, S. A. Hoover, 1903
9
Mach's Principle: From Newton's Bucket to Quantum Gravity
In the realm of the elusive Mach's Principle, the phenomenon of dragging of inertial frames due to accelerated masses seems to be the least elusive effect, and there is quite general agreement on its realization in nature. Already in Mach's ...
Julian B. Barbour, Herbert Pfister, 1995
10
Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to
Mediterranean decor (below) A sun-baked wall made by applying a single wash of orange paint over two masked areas of warm color. Linear texture (below right) Dragging a brush through colored glaze leaves a linear texture. Stippled paint ...
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dragging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
China Contagion Is Dragging Down US Corporate Debt
China's stock-market plunge is pulling down bonds from large U.S. companies, with junk-rated energy firms seeing some of the largest losses. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Authorities dragging Alabama River in search of missing Prattville …
A state marine unit is dragging the Alabama River today searching for a missing Prattville teenager. The teenager's vehicle was found ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
3
Capitals Dragging Their Feet on Holtby
If the fear of having a player signed to an offer sheet manifested itself in any way at all, it was through preemptive trades made with RFA players ... «Today's Slapshot, Jul 15»
4
Shanghai market resumes plunge, dragging down other markets in …
Shanghai stocks plunged 5.9% Wednesday, with concerns about the outlook for China's economy dragging down other markets in the region ... «Pensions & Investments, Jul 15»
5
Tesla (TSLA) Stock Dragging Following Rating Cut; Jim Cramer …
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA - Get Report) were down 3.26% to $259.16 in early market trading Wednesday, ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
6
Galaxy S6 Failure Is Dragging Down Samsung's Profits
There comes a point when doing the same thing over and over again leads to disappointment. Over the last few years Samsung's approach to ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
7
The South is dragging down America? Gimme a break
... the national pundit argues that the United States would be a perfect place, if it weren't for the deadweight of the South dragging it down. «AL.com, Jul 15»
8
Police: Fatal dog-dragging in Stewartstown an accident
No charges will be filed in the accidental dragging death of a small dog in Stewartstown. "We're thoroughly convinced it was just a horrible, ... «York Dispatch, Jul 15»
9
Stop dragging in Nik Aziz, Fadzil, PAS critics told
INTERVIEW Critics of PAS should not smear the names of late president Fadzil Noor and the late spiritual adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat by saying ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
10
Macro Factors Still Dragging Down Some Of Yesterday's Biggest …
Stocks that were losing ground in afternoon trading yesterday included National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), SouFun Holdings Ltd ... «Insider Monkey, Jul 15»

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