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View synonyms for flagging

flagging

1

[ flag-ing ]

adjective

  1. becoming smaller or weaker; dwindling.
  2. weak, fatigued, or drooping.


flagging

2

[ flag-ing ]

noun

  1. flagstones collectively.
  2. a pavement or walk of flagstones.

flagging

/ ˈflæɡɪŋ /

noun

  1. flagstones or a flagged area
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • flagging·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flagging1

First recorded in 1535–45; flag 3 + -ing 2

Origin of flagging2

First recorded in 1615–25; flag 4 + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

"It wasn't in a malicious way, it was more flagging that we didn't have the right package," Jon said.

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The election was broadly viewed as a referendum on Breed’s efforts to address homeless encampments, crime and a flagging post-pandemic economy that cut at voters’ sense of a safe, well-functioning city.

China is expected to unveil new measures to boost its flagging economy, as it braces for a second Donald Trump presidency.

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This uncomfortable three-way coalition was pulled apart by two very different visions of how to stimulate Germany’s flagging economy.

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By 10, the mood was flagging, as it became clear that, once again, American voters were showing themselves unable to make the correct and obvious choice between a good-hearted, competent woman and a screaming, hateful fascist.

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