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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