flagging

adjective

flag·​ging ˈfla-giŋ How to pronounce flagging (audio)
 also  ˈflā-
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: becoming progressively less : dwindling
flaggingly adverb

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The Fed, which cuts rates to boost a flagging economy and raises them to fight inflation, could await more clarity as tariffs both drive up inflation and weaken growth – an unusual tandem. Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 May 2025 The countries’ different responses to COVID-19 exemplify how their respective political systems respond to flagging general welfare, analysts said. Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025 Francis was most infamously known among trans communities for comparing trans people to nuclear weaponry, comments that gave us the best flagging shirts of all time. Samantha Riedel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025 This week, California legislators introduced a bill to put a sales tax measure on local ballots to rescue the flagging agency. Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flagging

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flagging was in 1545

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“Flagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagging. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

flagging

noun
flag·​ging
ˈflag-iŋ
: a pavement of flagstones
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