Antonyms for flagging

Grammar : Adj

Spell : flag-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈflæg ɪŋ

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for flagging

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