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dragging out

UK
/ˈdræɡɪŋ aʊt/
US
/ˈdræɡɪŋ aʊt/

Translations

drag outverb

dragging out

Gerund

dragged out
Past Simple
dragged out
Past Participle
dragging out
Gerund
UK
/dræɡ aʊt/
US
/dræɡ aʊt/
He tried to drag out the truth from her.
Он пытался вытащить из неё правду.
They tend to drag out meetings unnecessarily.
Они склонны затягивать собрания без необходимости.
Additional translations
волочить
тащить
Synonyms
prolong
tarry
delay
lengthen
extend

Definitions

drag outverb
To prolong or extend something unnecessarily.
The meeting was supposed to end at 3 PM, but it dragged out until 5 PM.
To pull or extract something or someone from a place, often with difficulty.
They had to drag out the old sofa from the basement.
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