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flagging¹ Definition

flag·ging (flag′iŋ)

adjective

weakening or drooping

Etymology: prp. of flag

flagging¹ Related Forms

flag′·gingly adverb

flagging² Definition

flag·ging (flag′iŋ)

noun

flagstones or a pavement made of flagstones

flagging Usage Examples

Preposition: of

patient: However, some concern was voiced over the issue of flagging of patients ' children up to the age of 16 years.

Used with adjective complement

  • keep: Keep flagging up to the Assembly the commitment they make is crucial.
  • start: And when it started flagging on the upward journey, a simple assistance of pedals got it to the top.
  • mean: Back then, motorized travel meant flagging down a lift in the policeman's sidecar.

Modifies a noun

  • fortune: He was determined to retrieve the college's flagging fortunes.
  • spirit: However, what confronted us in the medical tent was a perverse tonic to our flagging spirits.
  • economy: Any tendency for excess demand in the UK will be offset by a flagging world economy.
  • career: The Fringe has always been big on nostalgia, partly because it's where aging performers go in an attempt to revive flagging careers.
  • reputation: Bedford Market is about to receive a radical facelift in a bid to boost its flagging reputation.
  • rating: But over reliant on plot is a poor response to flagging ratings.

Modifying Another Word

  • now: I go for it and am passing some of the hares who are now flagging.
  • also: And thanks to Robin for also flagging up Polly's piece and our petition this morning.
  • really: As it turned into evening again I was really flagging.
  • just: Or it may just be that, like all of us, your praying is just flagging a little.
  • early: The lightning conclusion of the Western campaign, however, robbed the Moscow overlords of their hope of an early flagging of German power.
  • already: I am already flagging a bit in energy due to the valleys and peaks of pleasure and pain that is World Cup.

Preposition: up

  • issue: I am grateful to him for flagging up the issues that he wants to raise.
  • fact: By flagging up the fact that this is as much a cosmetic exercise as anything else, you will appear shrewd and reflective.
  • danger: Government programs flagging up the dangers to young people are vital, and I know that my hon.
  • saving: Annie Gregory reports 09/06/2006 Flagging up savings There is far more scope for cost-cutting and business advantage using automatic sensing technologies than most realize.