dragging

(verb) pull, as against a resistance. Synonyms: drag. Examples: "He dragged the big suitcase behind him." "These worries were dragging at him."

(verb) draw slowly or heavily. Synonyms: haul, hale, cart, drag. Examples: "Haul stones." "Haul nets."

(verb) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. Synonyms: embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in. Examples: "They were swept up by the events." "Don't drag me into this business."

(verb) move slowly and as if with great effort. Synonyms: drag.

(verb) to lag or linger behind. Synonyms: drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back. Example: "But in so many other areas we still are dragging."

(verb) suck in or take (air). Synonyms: puff, drag, draw. Examples: "Draw a deep breath." "Draw on a cigarette."

(verb) use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu. Synonyms: drag. Example: "Drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen."

(verb) walk without lifting the feet. Synonyms: scuff, drag.

(verb) search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost. Synonyms: dredge, drag.

(verb) persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting. Synonyms: drag. Example: "He dragged me away from the television set."

(verb) proceed for an extended period of time. Synonyms: drag, drag on, drag out. Example: "The speech dragged on for two hours."

(adj) marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner. Examples: "It was a strange dragging approach." "Years of dragging war."