flagging

adjective

flag·​ging ˈfla-giŋ How to pronounce flagging (audio)
 also  ˈflā-
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: becoming progressively less : dwindling
flaggingly adverb

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Walgreens is one of the country's largest pharmacy chains, with over 8,000 pharmacies across the U.S. Walgreens plans to close hundreds of stores by the end of 2025 to turn around its flagging sales, and has already closed roughly 2,000 locations over the past decade, the company said. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025 Apple’s rising star in India contrasts with its flagging fortunes in China, whose economy has stuttered following harsh Covid-19 lockdowns and a property crisis. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 29 Oct. 2024 Concerns about the strength of demand because of China’s flagging economic growth also have hit oil prices. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The Fed cuts rates to juice a flagging economy and job market. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flagging

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flagging was in 1545

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“Flagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagging. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

flagging

noun
flag·​ging
ˈflag-iŋ
: a pavement of flagstones
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