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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Consumer sentiment is flagging, a University of Michigan survey finds. Larry Light, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 China is planning new measures to boost its flagging birth rate and address its growing elderly population, but one analyst warns that more action may be needed to prevent a demographic collapse. William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025 With no discussion, Palomar Health directors approved borrowing $20 million from UC San Diego Health Friday, in a move that both sides said was about shoring up the public health care district’s flagging finances. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025 Indeed, at least one commentator is already positing an analogy between Reagan and Trump as two presidents who inherited flagging economies. Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flagging

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 30 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

flagging

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