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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
Negative thinking is always expensive--dragging us down mentally, emotionally, and physically--hence I refer to any indulgence in it as a luxury.
President Barack Obama on Thursday:
Imagine the images on the screen flashed around the world as we were dragging parents away from their children, and putting them in detention centers, and then systematically sending them out, nobody thinks that that is realistic.
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.
at Prusianum, as the other (estate) is called, (the young) Tonantius and his brothers turned out of their beds for us because we could not be always dragging our gear about: they are surely the elect among the nobles of our own age
Just release the damned thing already, you guys have been dragging on this marketing hype for years and your competitors are getting to market well ahead of you.
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