Used in a Sentence

dragging

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dragging.

Editorial note

A single click and the image is there, and resizeable by dragging the mouse.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Synonym of drag racing.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dragging gathered in one view.

noun

Synonym of drag racing.

adjective

That drags.

adjective

boring; dull

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dragging.

Example sentences

1

A single click and the image is there, and resizeable by dragging the mouse.

2

Racing up the stack doesn't imply you are dragging your ass up the same stack down below.

3

This is usually after dragging each other in circles in futile attempts to prove their positions.

4

If you're going to ask me to put away the dictionary you could try it without dragging out the thesaurus.

5

Legal threats and/or general foot dragging couldn't put the cat back in the bag.

6

The dragging down of minor offenses to serious offenses is a dangerous thing.

7

Neither of these currencies will break-up w/o dragging the others down the abyss.

8

If I continue dragging my mouse horizontally then the item's drop placeholder corrects itself.

9

I love drag & drop with Trello, especially when dragging Skitch screen shots.

10

For example, in the iPhone browser it really feels like there is a physical web page under that screen that you are dragging around with your finger.

11

There's an off-by-one error while dragging an item from the left container to the right container, but only when my mouse has just entered the right box.

12

I've always felt dropping/dragging a net would be an effective counter measure.

Quote examples

1

They will argue for "equality" by dragging anyone above them down to their level: the LCD.

2

Ha - have you tried dragging a file into the "upload" button on file.io?

3

Whenever I see a new graph visualization tool, I instantly start dragging the nodes around like a madman to see how well the graph "balances" in the viewport.

4

With its (relatively) huge engine nacelles way out front dragging the tiny cockpit way in the back, I swear it's got to be the inspiration for the "pod racers" in Star Wars.

Proper noun examples

1

Dragging the message to your 'primary' inbox sends a stronger signal than 'not spam'.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dragging in a sentence?

A single click and the image is there, and resizeable by dragging the mouse.

What does dragging mean?

Synonym of drag racing.

What part of speech is dragging?

dragging is commonly used as noun, adjective.