Dragging

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  • adjective. painfully or tediously slow and boring.
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  • verb. Present participle of drag.
  • noun. An instance of something being dragged.
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  • adjective. marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
  • Word Usage
    "Superstar Tim McGraw used his live performance for the radio folks at CRS to debut an excellent new album, in its entirety (recorded last year, but not coming out till late this year, he said, due to his label dragging its heels)."
    Equivalent
    effortful  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    drag