as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
a mysterious, cloaked figure with a strange, dragging walk
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1
as in pulling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall
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2
as in delaying
to move or act slowly
one of the climbers was beginning to drag
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3
as in crawling
to move slowly
the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion
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Recent Examples of dragging
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Video shows one agent restraining the man, then dragging him around as another agent helps pin him to the ground.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
In one thirteenth-century version of the story, a holy man sees the demon in church, dragging a huge sack.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The viral video shared on Instagram last Sunday under the username @hammyandolivia, shows the 18-month-old Pembroke Welsh corgi, Fiona, running toward her best friend, dragging her owner on the leash, impatient to give the Alaskan Malamute a proper greeting.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Instead of the slow, masked killers people were used to, Freddy Krueger was a quick-witted, foul-mouthed, charismatic villain who could kill people in their dreams, oftentimes dragging them down into his nightmarish boiler room before finishing them off.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
And there are some but not enough competent instructors who can teach and inspire new hunters instead of just dragging them through an obligatory course.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
When daylight savings ends next week, dragging yourself out of bed will likely feel even harder.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
He’s accused of dragging his ex-girlfriend with his pickup truck down a Tavernier street in September 2021.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
The latest downdraft could pull bitcoin deeper into the red, dragging the token more enduringly below the $100,000 support level, according to the analyst.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Video shows one agent restraining the man, then dragging him around as another agent helps pin him to the ground.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
In one thirteenth-century version of the story, a holy man sees the demon in church, dragging a huge sack.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The viral video shared on Instagram last Sunday under the username @hammyandolivia, shows the 18-month-old Pembroke Welsh corgi, Fiona, running toward her best friend, dragging her owner on the leash, impatient to give the Alaskan Malamute a proper greeting.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Instead of the slow, masked killers people were used to, Freddy Krueger was a quick-witted, foul-mouthed, charismatic villain who could kill people in their dreams, oftentimes dragging them down into his nightmarish boiler room before finishing them off.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
And there are some but not enough competent instructors who can teach and inspire new hunters instead of just dragging them through an obligatory course.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
When daylight savings ends next week, dragging yourself out of bed will likely feel even harder.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
He’s accused of dragging his ex-girlfriend with his pickup truck down a Tavernier street in September 2021.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragging
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While the original line was built for industry, pleasure excursions resumed 59 years ago, allowing visitors to experience the same scenic route at a more leisurely pace.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kayaking - While kayaking can be a leisurely activity, strong currents or capsizing can require emergency services, especially in more remote locations like sea caves.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Both candidates had coattails, pulling along fellow Democrats as Republican turnout sagged.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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After decades of wars in the Middle East, many American politicians, civil society organizations, and citizens advocate for pulling back, arguing that the United States can no longer serve as the world’s policeman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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These cuts mean reducing supply budgets in most departments, delaying the purchase of new math curriculum and Chromebooks, freezing hiring for nonclassroom positions and canceling contract agreements that will not disrupt operations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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In such cases, delaying treatment may worsen the condition.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Amazon has already taken steps in recent months to prevent external AI agents from crawling its website, including those developed by OpenAI, Google and Meta.—
Ashley Capoot,Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Tiles also exhibited hysteresis, which was smaller at slower speeds due to the rubber’s viscoelastic properties, as reported by Nanowerk.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Levi, an electrical engineer who founded MicroKits in 2020, has had to raise prices, slow production and pause plans to launch a new product – Banan-a-Synth – that lets kids turn a bunch of bananas into a kind of keyboard.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One of three monkeys that escaped after a truck hauling 21 of the animals from Tulane University in New Orleans flipped on a Mississippi interstate has been found, according to authorities.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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The overnight storm was likely triggered by a glancing CME arrival that combined with lingering effects from a high-speed solar wind stream, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Indeed, households, especially low-income ones, still face challenges affording basic goods and services due to lingering high prices.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Domestically, the president is also navigating creeping inflation that is threatening his party’s prospects in the midterm elections, with Democrats staking their return to power on fears of an affordability crisis.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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But with Neo stepping into the household and taking on labor like housekeeping, job-seekers may have to compete with AI innovations creeping into the blue-collar world.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Dragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragging. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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