Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of laying with flagstones, as a sidewalk.
- noun Flagstones collectively; a pavement or sidewalk of flagstones.
- Limp; drooping; languid; failing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying.
- noun A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.
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- verb Present participle of
flag .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a walk of flagstones
- adjective weak from exhaustion
- noun flagstones collectively
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Examples
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The key to flagging is to flick it quickly as a long-distance attention getter.
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She was early in flagging global environmental threats and poverty and corruption in the Third World.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 - Presentation Speech 2007
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That doesn't go for the party of course, but by the time I got there I was already flagging from a long day at work and so I caught up with Zoe over two glasses of wine and then went home at a reasonable hour.
The One That Was Written This Morning kisobel 2006
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Did game officials make the right call in flagging Miami's Glenn Sharpe for pass interference in the end zone during overtime in the Fiesta Bowl?
USATODAY.com - After long road, Tressel takes Ohio State to promised land 2003
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Did game officials make the right call in flagging Miami's Glenn Sharpe for pass interference in the end zone during overtime in the Fiesta Bowl?
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Did game officials make the right call in flagging Miami's Glenn Sharpe for pass interference in the end zone during overtime in the Fiesta Bowl?
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Did game officials make the right call in flagging Miami's Glenn Sharpe for pass interference in the end zone during overtime in the Fiesta Bowl?
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Did game officials make the right call in flagging Miami's Glenn Sharpe for pass interference in the end zone during overtime in the Fiesta Bowl?
USATODAY.com - Buckeyes glad clutch Krenzel returning; celebrations peaceful 2003
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Did game officials make the right call in flagging Miami's Glenn Sharpe for pass interference in the end zone during overtime in the Fiesta Bowl?
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Did game officials make the right call in flagging Miami's Glenn Sharpe for pass interference in the end zone during overtime in the Fiesta Bowl?
USATODAY.com - Dorsey struggles in final game for Miami 2003
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The slits they make in trees can cause some branches to break, and the leaves then turn brown in a process known as “flagging.”
GHibbs commented on the word flagging
My use as an adjective: 'The flagging climbers appreciated the food and rest.'
August 22, 2011
vendingmachine commented on the word flagging
flagstones (collectively)
December 27, 2020