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The correct spelling is sagging.
How to pronounce sagging
verb
Say it like: Sag-jin-g
The correct spelling is sagging. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane. For example: "A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn."
Usage Examples
“A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.”
“A building may sag one way or another.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
- 2.(by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
- 3.To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
- 4.To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- 5.To cause to bend or give way; to load.
noun
- 1.The act of something that sags.
- 2.A manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.
adjective
- 1.(of a person or clothes) Worn low on the waist, or wearing pants or shorts low on the waist.
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