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Princeton's WordNet
draggingadjective
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
"it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"
Wiktionary
draggingnoun
An instance of something being dragged.
Wikipedia
dragging
In computing, a pointing device gesture or mouse gesture (or simply gesture) is a way of combining pointing device or finger movements and clicks that the software recognizes as a specific computer event and responds to accordingly. They can be useful for people who have difficulties typing on a keyboard. For example, in a web browser, a user can 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.
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dragging
Dragging is a term used to describe an action in which an object is pulled along a surface using consistent force or effort. It usually implies a certain level of difficulty or resistance. In computer terminology, it refers to the action of selecting and moving a digital object or piece of information to a new location on a graphical interface, usually achieved by holding down a mouse button while moving the mouse.
Webster Dictionary
Dragging
of Drag
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
dragging
An old word for dredging.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dragging in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dragging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of dragging in a Sentence
The China-U.S. trade war and the Hong Kong protest are combining to cast a negative pall on Asian markets today, hong Kong protests have been dragging on for a while and the view from the financial world is that it's really starting to bite now. The further this drags on it's certainly going to be very negative.
He was dragging me all over the river, for a minute I thought I was going to lose my pole because it was like halfway in the water.
The threatened use of harm and the threatened harm to family and friends is far greater than physically restraining a person and dragging them here, it's very rarely seen that that's how it's done, at least in my experience.
The market had been a bit optimistic about an agreement so it was a bit of a surprise, but from the past experience during the euro zone debt crisis, the market is also accustomed to negotiations dragging on until the very last minute. So while the tail risk appears to be rising, there is no panic in the market.
By dragging it out longer, all he is doing is pouring more salt on the wounds of those who have already suffered so much.
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