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[ lag-ing ] / ˈlæg ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lagging ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of falling or staying behind. adjectivelingering; loitering; slow and dragging: lagging steps. Origin of lagging11590–1600; lag1 + -ing1,-ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM lagginglag·ging·ly, adverbWords nearby lagginglaggardly, laggen, laggen-gird, lagger, laggin, lagging, Laghouat, lag line, -lagnia, lagniappe, Lago de Nicaragua Definition for lagging (2 of 2)[ lag-ing ] / ˈlæg ɪŋ /
nounthe act of covering a boiler, oil tank, etc., with heat-insulating material. the covering formed. the material used. a number of boards or the like joined together side by side to line an excavation. Masonry. a number of lags, taken as a whole. Origin of lagging2First recorded in 1850–55; lag3 + -ing1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for laggingPolls show it lagging behind the center-left Democratic party and the protest Five Star Movement. Could Silvio Berlusconi’s Daughter Take Over Italy, Too?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The question is whether the banker, after lagging in the polls for months, can pull off a surprise win in the home stretch. The Banker Sneaking Up on the Republicans Running for Senate in Nebraska|Ben Jacobs|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST In this economy, at this time, the federal budget deficit is something of a lagging indicator. Congress Needs to Pump Up the Deficits|Jamelle Bouie|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST What is striking, however, is the extent to which you can look at Rubio as a lagging indicator for the Republican Party. Rubio's Immigration Flip-Flop|Jamelle Bouie|October 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Clearly much more remains to be done, and practice is lagging too far behind the rhetoric. Editing Gaza Out of Kerry's Palestine Plan|Tania Hary|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST In figure 130 one lagging chromosome shows the dyad nature of the products of the division of the tetrad. Studies in Spermatogenesis (Part 1 of 2)|Nettie Maria Stevens Then the lagging rear of the drove trailed up, and the hunchback followed on the Bay Eagle. Dwellers in the Hills|Melville Davisson Post Every now and then he stopped, snapped open his watch and shut it again quickly, as if to hurry the lagging minutes. Tom Grogan|F. Hopkinson Smith But as Herrick lifted his gun to let the lagging quarry have its butt-end, suddenly Nicola pitched forward and lay at his feet. "Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy As he did so, he saw a small dejected figure coming down the path towards him with downcast face and lagging step.
British Dictionary definitions for lagging
nouninsulating material wrapped around pipes, boilers, etc, or laid in a roof loft, to prevent loss of heat the act or process of applying lagging a wooden frame used to support an arch during construction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to laggingunderdeveloped, imbecile, arrested, delayed, behind, stupid, dull, subnormal, checked, dense, feeble-minded, late, moronic, underprivileged, undeveloped Medical definitions for lagging
n.Retarded or diminished movement of the affected side of the chest in pulmonary tuberculosis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |