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flagging

adjective

flag·​ging ˈfla-giŋ How to pronounce flagging (audio)
also ˈflā-
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: becoming progressively less : dwindling
flagging demand for the product
flaggingly adverb

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Opportunistic founders looked to jump from one flagging hype cycle to the newer, shinier thing in tech. Ben Weiss, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025 Tagovailoa overcame that early pick to reinvigorate flagging faith in him. Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025 In tandem came the flagging energy, muddy cognition, clogged chi. Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Price Club, meanwhile, was flagging. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flagging

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flagging was in 1545

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“Flagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagging. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

flagging

noun
flag·​ging
ˈflag-iŋ
: a pavement of flagstones
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