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foot-dragging

foot-drag·ging
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foo t drag-ing]
    • /fʊt ˈdræg ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foo t drag-ing]
    • /fʊt ˈdræg ɪŋ/

Definitions of foot-dragging word

  • noun foot-dragging reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly. 1
  • uncountable noun foot-dragging Foot-dragging is the action of deliberately slowing down a plan or process. 0
  • noun foot-dragging deliberate slowness or delay; stalling 0
  • noun foot-dragging The deliberate delaying of obligatory action. 0
See all 4 definitions of foot-dragging

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Origin of foot-dragging

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; from the verb phrase drag one's feet

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Parts of speech for Foot-dragging

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Foot-dragging

foot-dragging popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% 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.

Synonyms for foot-dragging

adjective foot-dragging

  • draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
Just one Synonym for foot-dragging

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