How Do You Spell DRAGGLE?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈaɡə͡l] (IPA)

Draggle, transcribed as /ˈdræɡəl/, is a verb that means to make something wet and dirty by dragging it through mud, water, or dirt. The word is spelled with a double "g" after the letter "r" to indicate the voiced sound /ɡ/ and emphasize the second syllable. The "le" at the end of the word indicates that the verb form is in the present tense, meaning it is currently happening. Draggle is commonly used to describe the state of someone's clothes or hair after being in the rain or mud.

DRAGGLE Meaning and Definition

1. Draggle (verb):

   1. To make wet, dirty, or untidy by dragging through the mud, water, or any other substance that causes soiling or dampening.

   2. To trail or pull something or someone along the ground, often causing the object or person to become dirty, wet, or disheveled.

   3. To hang or drag loosely, usually due to being wet or damp, resulting in a messy appearance or condition.

   4. (figuratively) To exhaust or tire out, as if one were being dragged or pulled along.

   5. (archaic) To waste, deplete, or dissipate resources, energy, or power unnecessarily or carelessly.

   The term "draggle" typically describes the action of something or someone being dragged or pulled along a surface, causing them to become dirty, wet, or disordered. It implies a sense of untidiness and discomfort. This verb can be used literally to depict the physical act of dragging or pulling an object or person across a surface, often resulting in their dampening or soiling. However, it can also be used metaphorically to describe the exhaustion or depletion of resources, energy, or power, as if one is being dragged along and gradually worn out. Its archaic usage suggests a sense of wastefulness or carelessness in expending resources. In essence, "draggle" conveys the notions of untidiness, disarray, fatigue, and unnecessary wastage.

2. To wet and dirty by drawing along wet muddy ground, or wet grass.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for DRAGGLE

• xraggle
• craggle
• fraggle
• rraggle
• eraggle
• dtaggle
• d5aggle
• d4aggle
• drzggle
• drsggle
• drwggle
• drqggle
• drafgle
• dravgle
• drahgle
• draygle
• dratgle
• dragfle
• dragvle

Etymology of DRAGGLE

The word "draggle" comes from the Middle English term "draggen", which means "to drag". This Middle English term ultimately derives from the Old English word "dragan", which has the same meaning. Both "draggen" and "dragan" have roots in Proto-Germanic, where the word "draganą" existed with a similar meaning. The term "draggle" specifically developed in English around the 14th century and refers to the act of dragging or wetting/pulling something through mud, water, or a similar substance, resulting in it becoming wet, dirty, or disheveled.

Similar spelling words for DRAGGLE

• straggle,
• Dragged.

Conjugate verb Draggle

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have draggled

you would have draggled

he/she/it would have draggled

we would have draggled

they would have draggled

I would have draggle

you would have draggle

he/she/it would have draggle

we would have draggle

they would have draggle

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been draggling

you would have been draggling

he/she/it would have been draggling

we would have been draggling

they would have been draggling

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would draggle

you would draggle

he/she/it would draggle

we would draggle

they would draggle

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be draggling

you would be draggling

he/she/it would be draggling

we would be draggling

they would be draggling

FUTURE

I will draggle

you will draggle

he/she/it will draggle

we will draggle

they will draggle

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be draggling

you will be draggling

he/she/it will be draggling

we will be draggling

they will be draggling

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have draggled

you will have draggled

he/she/it will have draggled

we will have draggled

they will have draggled

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been draggling

you will have been draggling

he/she/it will have been draggling

we will have been draggling

they will have been draggling

IMPERATIVE

you draggle

we let´s draggle

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to draggle

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was draggling

you were draggling

he/she/it was draggling

we were draggling

they were draggling

PAST PARTICIPLE

draggled

PAST PERFECT

I had draggled

you had draggled

he/she/it had draggled

we had draggled

they had draggled

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been draggling

you had been draggling

he/she/it had been draggling

we had been draggling

they had been draggling

PRESENT

I draggle

you draggle

he/she/it draggles

we draggle

they draggle

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am draggling

you are draggling

he/she/it is draggling

we are draggling

they are draggling

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

draggling

PRESENT PERFECT

I have draggled

you have draggled

he/she/it has draggled

we have draggled

they have draggled

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been draggling

you have been draggling

he/she/it has been draggling

we have been draggling

they have been draggling

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it draggle

SIMPLE PAST

I draggled

you draggled

he/she/it draggled

we draggled

they draggled