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flagging

flag·ging
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flag-ing]
    • /ˈflæg ɪŋ/
    • /flæɡ.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flag-ing]
    • /ˈflæg ɪŋ/

Definitions of flagging word

  • adjective flagging becoming smaller or weaker; dwindling. 1
  • adjective flagging weak, fatigued, or drooping. 1
  • noun flagging flagstone (def 1). 1
  • noun flagging flags, flagstone (def 2). 1
  • verb with object flagging to pave with flagstones. 1
  • idioms flagging strike the flag, to relinquish command, as of a ship. to submit or surrender: His financial situation is growing worse, but he's not ready to strike the flag. Also, strike one's flag. 1

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Origin of flagging

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; flag3 + -ing2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flagging

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flagging popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flagging usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for flagging

adj flagging

  • waning — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
  • listless — having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
  • fading — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
  • tired — having a tire or tires.
  • limp — to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.

adjective flagging

  • failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
  • abating — to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
  • wilting — to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
  • diminishing — Make or become less.
  • declining — deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character

noun flagging

  • paving — Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
  • pavement — a paved road, highway, etc.
  • tiling — a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
  • concrete — Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
  • flooring — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.

Antonyms for flagging

adj flagging

  • refreshed — to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).

adjective flagging

  • energized — Simple past tense and past participle of energize.
  • energised — Alternative spelling of energized.

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