dragging

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action“They were swept up by the events”

to lag or linger behind“But in so many other areas we still are dragging”

draw slowly or heavily“haul stones”

suck in or take (air)“draw a deep breath”

proceed for an extended period of time“The speech dragged on for two hours”

walk without lifting the feet

search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

pull, as against a resistance“He dragged the big suitcase behind him”

move slowly and as if with great effort

use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it“drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen”

persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting“He dragged me away from the television set”

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner“it was a strange dragging approach”