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Search phrase: lagging

Plays

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Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.5Who with their drowsy, slow, and flagging wingsWho with their drowsie, slow, and flagging wings
Richard IIR2 I.iii.214Four lagging winters and four wanton springsFoure lagging Winters, and foure wanton springs

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1335 As lagging fowls before the northern blast. As lagging fowles before the Northerne blast,

Glossary

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flaggingdrooping, pendulous, sluggish
laglagging behind, lingering after
laglate, lagging behind, tardy
lagginglingering, dragging, drawn-out

Thesaurus

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behind, lagginglag
lagging behindlag
lagging behindlag

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FLAGBASICflagging adj
LAGBASIClagging adj

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