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flagging

4 5.8

Weak and lacking energy because of tiredness

adjective
/ˈflæɡɪŋ/

: decaído

He noticed his stamina flagging during the marathon and decided to slow down to conserve energy.

It's almost as though we're trying to act like a a choir to a flagging lead vocalist.

Examples

The team's spirit was flagging after several losses, making it difficult for them to stay motivated.
After working long hours without a break, her energy began to feel flagging as she struggled to concentrate.
It's almost as though we're trying to act like a a choir to a flagging lead vocalist.

Andrew Huberman

Synonyms

to flag

vsflagging

6 5.1

To become weak or lose energy

has the same meaning but uses an ongoing verb form

to fag out

vsflagging

1 9.7

To become very tired after hard work or stress

means losing energy more generally rather than extreme exhaustion

Antonyms

invigorated

6 4.7

Feeling full of new energy and ready to do things

How Tired

exhausted

272 2.0

weary

126 3.2

flagging

4 5.8

tired

∞ 1.0

energetic

88 1.6

Surface Forms

flagging positive

Morphology

flagging = flag (transparent) = flag + ing

A participial adjective formed regularly from the verb 'flag' meaning 'to droop/lose energy'; the adjectival meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Flagging (tired or weak) comes from the image of a flag that loses wind and 'hangs down' or 'droops'. So if your energy is flagging, it is falling and weak.