Antonyms for fagging

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fag

Phonetic Transcription : fæg

Definition of fagging

Origin : "to droop, decline, tire," 1520s, apparently an alteration of flag (v.) in its sense of "droop." Transitive sense of "to make (someone or something) fatigued" is first attested 1826. Related: Fagged; fagging.

As in languish : verb droop; become dull, listless
As in tire : verb exhaust, weary
As in weary : verb make tired
As in jade : verb fatigue
As in moil : verb labor
As in poop : verb exhaust
As in tire out : verb exhaust
As in exhaust : verb tire or wear out
As in fatigue : verb tire, wear out

Example sentences :

Fagging, which began after the first fortnight, he found a not unpleasant duty.
Extract from : « The Hill » by Horace Annesley Vachell

Volumes of nonsense have been written about the Fagging System.
Extract from : « Seeing and Hearing » by George W. E. Russell

Fagging was a fully established system at Eton and Winchester in the 16th century, and is probably a good deal older.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 » by Various

Fagging was the law; so the upper forms enslaved the lower ones.
Extract from : « Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers » by Elbert Hubbard

Synonyms for fagging

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