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flag·ging 1
(flăg′ĭng)adj.
1. Declining; weakening: flagging strength.
2. Languid; drooping.
flag′ging·ly adv.
flag·ging 2
(flăg′ĭng)n.
A pavement laid with flagstones.
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flagging
(ˈflæɡɪŋ)n
(Building) flagstones or a flagged area
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flag•ging1
(ˈflæg ɪŋ)adj.
1. dwindling.
2. weak, fatigued, or drooping.
[1535–45; flag3 + -ing2]
flag′ging•ly, adv.
flag•ging2
(ˈflæg ɪŋ)n.
1. flagstones collectively.
2. a pavement or walk of flagstones.
[1615–25; flag4 + -ing1]
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| Noun | 1. | flagging - flagstones collectively; "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| 2. | flagging - a walk of flagstones; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative" | |
| Adj. | 1. | flagging - weak from exhaustion tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat" |
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flagging
adjective weakening, failing, declining, waning, giving up, tiring, sinking, fading, decreasing, slowing down, deteriorating, wearying, faltering, wilting, ebbing The news will boost his flagging reputation.
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flagging
adjectiveLacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack:
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flagging
[ˈflægɪŋ] ADJ [strength] → que flaquea; [enthusiasm, interest] → que se enfría; [popularity, conversation] → que decaehe soon revived their flagging spirits → les levantó el ánimo rápidamente
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flagging
[ˈflægɪŋ] adj (interest, enthusiasm) → affievolito/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995