Dragging and Scudding

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Dragging adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

Usage example: a mysterious, cloaked figure with a strange, dragging walk

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Scudding is an antonym for dragging.

Nearby Word: dragged

Scudding noun - The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale).

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Dragging is an antonym for scudding.

Nearby Word: scudded

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