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Synonyms for flagging
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : flag-ing |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflæg ɪŋ |
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Définition of flagging
Origin :- "flat, split stone," c.1600, earlier "piece cut from turf or sod" (mid-15c.), from Old Norse flaga "stone slab," perhaps related to Old Norse flak (see flake (n.)).
- adj languid
- His end, or her end, is our own in view, and the flagging spirit revives.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- But what she was noticing was the flagging effort of his vivacity.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- And he went about it with a zest that knew no flagging, with a relish that nothing could impair.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- Their spirits rose with his and their flagging hopes revived.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Flagging energies, lashed by an indomitable will, must persevere.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
- The girls stooped and began examining every inch of the flagging.
- Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
- Both the swimmers had already begun to show signs of flagging.
- Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
- Her steps were flagging, but a strange kind of peace had fallen on her.
- Extract from : « Studies in love and in terror » by Marie Belloc Lowndes
- Our spirits, which had been flagging, were revived by a pull at the bottle.
- Extract from : « Borneo and the Indian Archipelago » by Frank S. Marryat
- At present, he was behaving beautifully, and showing no signs of flagging.
- Extract from : « With Axe and Rifle » by W.H.G. Kingston
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