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PRONUNCIATION OF RAGGING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAGGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ragging is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ragging in English.

WHAT DOES RAGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ragging

Ragging is a practice similar to hazing in educational institutions. The word is mainly used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Ragging involves existing students baiting or bullying new students. It often takes a malignant form wherein the newcomers may be subjected to psychological or physical torture. Currently, Sri Lanka is said to be the worst affected country in the world.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RAGGING

PRESENT

Present
I rag
you rag
he/she/it rags
we rag
you rag
they rag
Present continuous
I am ragging
you are ragging
he/she/it is ragging
we are ragging
you are ragging
they are ragging
Present perfect
I have ragged
you have ragged
he/she/it has ragged
we have ragged
you have ragged
they have ragged
Present perfect continuous
I have been ragging
you have been ragging
he/she/it has been ragging
we have been ragging
you have been ragging
they have been ragging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ragged
you ragged
he/she/it ragged
we ragged
you ragged
they ragged
Past continuous
I was ragging
you were ragging
he/she/it was ragging
we were ragging
you were ragging
they were ragging
Past perfect
I had ragged
you had ragged
he/she/it had ragged
we had ragged
you had ragged
they had ragged
Past perfect continuous
I had been ragging
you had been ragging
he/she/it had been ragging
we had been ragging
you had been ragging
they had been ragging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will rag
you will rag
he/she/it will rag
we will rag
you will rag
they will rag
Future continuous
I will be ragging
you will be ragging
he/she/it will be ragging
we will be ragging
you will be ragging
they will be ragging
Future perfect
I will have ragged
you will have ragged
he/she/it will have ragged
we will have ragged
you will have ragged
they will have ragged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ragging
you will have been ragging
he/she/it will have been ragging
we will have been ragging
you will have been ragging
they will have been ragging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ragging
you would ragging
he/she/it would ragging
we would ragging
you would ragging
they would ragging
Conditional continuous
I would be ragging
you would be ragging
he/she/it would be ragging
we would be ragging
you would be ragging
they would be ragging
Conditional perfect
I would have ragging
you would have ragging
he/she/it would have ragging
we would have ragging
you would have ragging
they would have ragging
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ragging
you would have been ragging
he/she/it would have been ragging
we would have been ragging
you would have been ragging
they would have been ragging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rag
we let´s rag
you rag
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rag
Past participle
ragged
Present Participle
ragging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAGGING

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ragga
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ragged robin
ragged school
raggedly
raggedness
raggedy
raggee
raggery
raggle
raggle-taggle
raggy
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ragi
raging
ragingly
ragini
raglan
ragman

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAGGING

bagging
begging
blogging
bragging
changing
debugging
dogging
dragging
flagging
gagging
hogging
hugging
jogging
lagging
legging
ligging
logging
plugging
rigging
tagging
tugging

Synonyms and antonyms of ragging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RAGGING»

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

Translation of «ragging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAGGING

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

Translator English - Chinese

胡闹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ragging
570 millions of speakers

English

ragging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रैगिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإثارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дробление руды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ragging
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোলমাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bizutage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ragging
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ragging
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ragging
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ragging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự xơ xác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராக்கிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॅगिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pürüzlü materyal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ragging
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ragging
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дроблення руди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ragging
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαινόμενος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ragging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

separeringsmaterialet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ragging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ragging

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAGGING»

The term «ragging» is regularly used and occupies the 81.574 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAGGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ragging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ragging» 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 ragging

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAGGING»

Discover the use of ragging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ragging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ragging: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations RaggingHell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun!ndash;Alexander BlokAnd virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.ndash;John DrydenThe theatre is the best way of showing the gap ...
‎2008
2
Ragging: Unquiet Campus
Hazing (i.e. ragging or bullying of freshers) in colleges and universities in India
S. K. Ghosh, 1993
3
Ragging it: Getting Ragtime Into History (and Some History ...
Ragging It takes the reader on a lively, historical journey back to the days of vaudeville, fancy women, amusement parks, lynch mobs, saloons, and cabarets-a time when the upbeat music of ragtime was a craze that permeated our culture.
H. Loring White, 2005
4
Home Improvement 1-2-3
ragging. off. Ragging on and ragging off Creating textured effects BUYER'S USE. Ragging on leaves much of the base coat exposed. Ragging off leaves a much denser layer of the ragged color. O USING OPEN PALMS [and clean hands), ...
Home Depot (Firm), 2003
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Painting Rooms
Bunched-up rags or plastic bags make wonderful tools for ragging paint or glaze on or off a smooth base coat; the random folds create lively abstract patterns in the paint. Depending upon the material used, the tightness/closeness of the ...
Judy Ostrow
6
Easy Home Makeovers: "Before" and "After" Transformations ...
ABOVE, CENTER: Ragging is the recommended technique for beginners. Glazes were applied to this wall with a ragging mitt. ABOVE: Decorative paint techniques , like sponging enliven the look of any room. Fabulous Finishes Plain white ...
Mervyn Kaufman, 2007
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Painting Do-It-Yourself For Dummies
The two methods of ragging are positive (or ragging on), which we talk about here, and negative (or ragging off), which we discuss in the next project. For positive ragging, or ragging on, you apply glaze with a specialty roller or a rag to create ...
Katharine Kaye McMillan, Patricia Hart McMillan, 2011
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Pratiyogita Darpan
Some of the important recommendations of the panel included, that the burden of proof must lie on the perpetrator and not on the victim to prove that ragging did not take place. The panel demanded a new section on ragging to be introduced ...
9
George Gershwin: His Life and Work
G. ershwin wrote his first known composition, a song titled “Ragging the Traumerei,” in 1912 or (“more probably,” says Ira) 1913. He would have been about fourteen or fifteen at the time and just beginning his lessons with Charles Hambitzer.
Howard Pollack, 2007
10
Painting Techniques & Faux Finishes
ragging on has a soft, crushed-velvet appearance depending on the cloth or 'rag' used to apply the paint mixture. rag rolling has a crisper appearance, similar to Formica, but can be softened by applying several layers in lighter shades ragging  ...
Marina Niven, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ragging is used in the context of the following news items.
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Delhi University puts in place measures to prevent ragging
DU has asked colleges to submit weekly reports to the varsity detailing anti-ragging measures taken by them during the first three months of the academic ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
SAI Kerala Probe: Ragging ruled out in athletes' suicide bid
A preliminary police probe into the suicide attempt by four young women athletes in Kerala has ruled out their alleged ragging, sources said. The incident ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
3
On CLAT eve, CCTVs to check ragging at top Patna law school
The Supreme Court has declared ragging to be a serious offence and as part of admission procedure to universities the applicant students and their parents are ... «Hindustan Times, May 15»
4
Ragging: murder charge against eight students
Eight students of MES Kalladi College, Mannarkkad, near here, were on Friday charged with attempt to murder invoking Section 307 of Indian Penal Code in an ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»
5
Student's body found on railway tracks after ragging
The college authorities initially denied there was any ragging but later suspended five seniors who were named by Akash's friends as his tormenters. This is the ... «Times of India, Nov 14»
6
Kanpur: student commits suicide after ragging
A 22-year-old student committed suicide allegedly after being ragged by his seniors, police said on Friday. 22-year-old Himanshu Vishwakarma, a student of ... «Hindustan Times, Sep 14»
7
Dispute Over Ragging Claims Two Lives, Student's Brother and …
The youth was a second year student of the government-sponsored MG Polytechnic in Hathras. After being repeatedly ragged, he complained about it at home. «NDTV, Sep 14»
8
'Ragging' victim commits suicide in Himachal
SHIMLA: Five years after the death of medical student Aman Kachroo due to ragging in Himachal Pradesh, police Saturday registered a suicide case after the ... «Times of India, Aug 14»
9
Within the walls: How the disturbing practice of ragging throws light …
The elite Scindia School in Gawlior, Madhya Pradesh, caught up in the midst of a ragging crisis, after one of its students allegedly attempted suicide on ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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Alleged Ragging at Scindia School: Arrested Staff Members Get Bail …
Gwalior: Two members of the staff at the famous Scindia School in Gwalior who were arrested by the police in connection with the alleged ragging of a ... «NDTV, Aug 14»

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