Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 4 compound words that contain dragging. The most common are listed below. Open dragging in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- foot-draggingThe deliberate delaying of, or reluctance to take, obligatory action.
- dragging the chainpresent participle and gerund of drag the chain
- frame draggingThe bending out of shape of space and time near a rotating body, as predicted by general relativity.
- dragging and droppingpresent participle and gerund of drag and drop
- knuckle-draggingHolding beliefs or having attitudes that are primitive or uncivilised.
- de-draggingpresent participle and gerund of de-drag
- dragging downpresent participle and gerund of drag down
- dragging outpresent participle and gerund of drag out
- dragging uppresent participle and gerund of drag up
- knee draggingA technique used in motorcycle racing for aggressive cornering, in which the rider leans the bike over and extends their knee outward, often just grazing the surface to help gauge lean angle and balance through the turn.
- toe draggingpresent participle and gerund of toe drag
- van-draggingA form of theft in which one person would leap onto the back of a horse-drawn vehicle laden with goods and throw them down to an accomplice.
- dragging through the mudpresent participle and gerund of drag through the mud
- dragging one's feetpresent participle and gerund of drag one's feet
Compound words 4
- dragginglyIn a way that drags; with a dragging motion.
- footdraggingAlternative form of foot-dragging: The deliberate delaying of, or reluctance to take, obligatory action.
- framedraggingAlternative form of frame dragging: The bending out of shape of space and time near a rotating body, as predicted by general relativity.
- outdraggingpresent participle and gerund of outdrag