flagging
1
[ flag-ing ]
/ ˈflæg ɪŋ /
adjective
becoming smaller or weaker; dwindling.
weak, fatigued, or drooping.
OTHER WORDS FROM flagging
flag·ging·ly, adverbWords nearby flagging
flagellosis,
flagellum,
flageolet,
flagfish,
flagg,
flagging,
flaggy,
flagitious,
flagler,
flagman,
flagon
Definition for flagging (2 of 5)
flagging
2
[ flag-ing ]
/ ˈflæg ɪŋ /
noun
flagstones collectively.
a pavement or walk of flagstones.
Definition for flagging (3 of 5)
flag
1
[ flag ]
/ flæg /
noun
verb (used with object), flagged, flag·ging.
OTHER WORDS FROM flag
flag·ger, noun flag·less, adjectiveDefinition for flagging (4 of 5)
flag
3
[ flag ]
/ flæg /
verb (used without object), flagged, flag·ging.
to fall off in vigor, energy, activity, interest, etc.: Public enthusiasm flagged when the team kept losing.
to hang loosely or limply; droop.
Origin of flag
3Definition for flagging (5 of 5)
flag
4
[ flag ]
/ flæg /
noun
flags,
flagstone(def 2).
verb (used with object), flagged, flag·ging.
to pave with flagstones.
Origin of flag
4
1400–50; late Middle English
flagge piece of sod; akin to Old Norse
flaga slab
OTHER WORDS FROM flag
flag·ger, nounExample sentences from the Web for flagging
British Dictionary definitions for flagging (1 of 5)
flagging
/ (ˈflæɡɪŋ) /
noun
flagstones or a flagged area
British Dictionary definitions for flagging (2 of 5)
flag
1
/ (flæɡ) /
noun
verb flags, flagging or flagged (tr)
Derived forms of flag
flagger, noun flagless, adjectiveWord Origin for flag
C16: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for flagging (3 of 5)
flag
2
/ (flæɡ) /
verb flags, flagging or flagged (intr)
to hang down; become limp; droop
to decline in strength or vigour; become weak or tired
Word Origin for flag
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for flagging (4 of 5)
flag
3
/ (flæɡ) /
noun
any of various plants that have long swordlike leaves, esp the iris Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag)
the leaf of any such plant
See also
sweet flag
Word Origin for flag
C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Dutch
flag, Danish
flæg yellow iris
British Dictionary definitions for flagging (5 of 5)
flag
4
/ (flæɡ) /
noun
short for flagstone
verb flags, flagging or flagged
(tr)
to furnish (a floor) with flagstones