flagging
adjective
flag·ging ˈfla-giŋ 
also ˈflā-
1
: languid, weak
2
: becoming progressively less : dwindling
flaggingly adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The vote came as Disney was dealing with a political firestorm in Florida and a flagging stock price. 
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Paying these fisheries more attention, says Rick, could have far-reaching implications for restoring and managing the flagging oyster populations left today. Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022 Early last year, investors on a Reddit message board highlighted shares of GameStop, a flagging video game retailer, and drove them to $347 from $17. David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2022 Yoon Suk Yeol, who assumed the role in May, criticized Moon's stance on nuclear energy and expressed support for the flagging industry throughout his election campaign. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 6 July 2022 In May, in a bid to revive the country's flagging auto market, China's central government reduced tax rates on sales of small-engine vehicles, which will cut its own tax revenue by $9 billion. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 4 July 2022 And yet Disney live-action romps, already a flagging genre, were no ladder to the 1970s A-list. Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Oracle set out to win the TikTok data storage contract, leveraging US-China antagonism and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s personal relationship with Trump to inject new life into its flagging data storage business. Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 19 June 2022 Japan has intervened in the past to prop up a flagging yen. John Kicklighter, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 See More
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Paying these fisheries more attention, says Rick, could have far-reaching implications for restoring and managing the flagging oyster populations left today. Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022 Early last year, investors on a Reddit message board highlighted shares of GameStop, a flagging video game retailer, and drove them to $347 from $17. David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2022 Yoon Suk Yeol, who assumed the role in May, criticized Moon's stance on nuclear energy and expressed support for the flagging industry throughout his election campaign. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 6 July 2022 In May, in a bid to revive the country's flagging auto market, China's central government reduced tax rates on sales of small-engine vehicles, which will cut its own tax revenue by $9 billion. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 4 July 2022 And yet Disney live-action romps, already a flagging genre, were no ladder to the 1970s A-list. Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Oracle set out to win the TikTok data storage contract, leveraging US-China antagonism and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s personal relationship with Trump to inject new life into its flagging data storage business. Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 19 June 2022 Japan has intervened in the past to prop up a flagging yen. John Kicklighter, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1
flagging 1 of 4
adjective
1
as in sagging
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- sagging
- drooping
- wilting
- suspended
- dangling
- lolling
- hanging
- pendant
- dependent
- pendent
- pendulous
2
as in tired
Synonyms & Similar Words
- tired
- weary
- exhausted
- drained
- hurt
- damaged
- impaired
- injured
- harmed
- worn-out
- lame
- yielding
- rocky
- groggy
- vulnerable
- susceptible
- fragile
- dizzy
- woozy
- unsteady
- unsound
- sapped
- disabled
- decrepit
- flimsy
- resistless
- challenged
- impotent
- weakened
- weak
- feeble
- breakable
- faint
- unresistant
- powerless
- invalid
- wasted
- softened
- enfeebled
- broken-down
- incapacitated
- paralyzed
- debilitated
- prostrate
- languid
- slight
- infirm
- low
- enervated
- wimpy
- asthenic
- tender
- prostrated
- frail
- effete
- unsubstantial
- delicate
- wimpish
- soft
- down-and-out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- strong
- powerful
- stalwart
- mighty
- muscular
- fit
- strapping
- athletic
- stout
- robust
- virile
- rugged
- hard
- tough
- brawny
- beefy
- sinewy
- vigorous
- strengthened
- hardy
- lusty
- husky
- sturdy
- energetic
- hardened
- recovering
- capable
- fortified
- sound
- toughened
- energized
- competent
- healthy
- vitalized
- invigorated
- hale
- inured
- able-bodied
- red-blooded
- recuperating
- convalescing
flagging
2 of 4noun
as in drooping
Synonyms & Similar Words
- drooping
- exhaustion
- limping
- weakening
- regression
- atrophy
- deterioration
- setback
- relapse
- ebbing
- decaying
- decline
- decay
- degeneration
- enfeeblement
- descent
- debilitation
- declension
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- improvement
- recovery
- revitalization
- strengthening
- rehabilitation
- rally
- progress
- comeback
- recuperation
- rejuvenation
- invigoration
- snapback
- rejuvenescence
flagging
3 of 4verb (1)
1
as in hanging
to be limp from lack of water or vigor flowers flagging in the summer heat Synonyms & Similar Words
- drooping
- sagging
- hanging
- falling
- wilting
- slumping
- collapsing
- subsiding
- lolling
- swagging
- sinking
- dropping
- slouching
- yielding
- crumpling
- caving (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stiffening
- rising
- straightening
- distending
- uncurling
- unbending
2
as in weakening
to lose bodily strength or vigor we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail Synonyms & Similar Words
- weakening
- fading
- sagging
- failing
- lagging
- going
- sinking
- drooping
- deteriorating
- languishing
- decaying
- wilting
- withering
- emaciating
- yielding
- wasting (away)
- rotting
- wearing out
- degenerating
- breaking down
- running down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- recovering
- rallying
- gaining
- recuperating
- rebounding
- convalescing
flagging
4 of 4verb (2)
as in waving
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture flagged the cars into the other parking lot Synonyms & Similar Words
- waving
- signaling
- motioning
- signalling
- gesturing
- beckoning
- telling
- informing
- signalizing
- advising
- relating
- nodding
- signing
- pantomiming
- flourishing
- gesticulating
- miming
- shrugging
- acquainting