flagging
adjective
[ ˈflaɡɪŋ ]
• becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength.
• "she wants to revive her flagging career"
flag
verb
• mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way.
• "the spellcheck program flags any words that are not in its dictionary"
Similar:
indicate,
identify,
pick out,
point out,
mark,
mark out,
label,
tab,
tag,
tick,
• (of an official) raise a flag to draw the referee's attention to a breach of the rules in soccer, rugby, and other sports.
• "the goalkeeper brought down Hendrie and a linesman immediately flagged"
• provide or decorate with a flag or flags.
Origin:
mid 16th century: perhaps from obsolete flag ‘drooping’, of unknown ultimate origin.
flag
verb
• become tired or less enthusiastic or dynamic.
• "if you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you"
Similar:
tire,
become fatigued,
grow tired/weary,
weaken,
grow weak,
lose (one's) strength/energy,
falter,
languish,
wilt,
droop,
sag,
fade,
fail,
decline,
deteriorate,
wane,
ebb,
diminish,
decrease,
lessen,
abate,
dwindle,
erode,
recede,
sink,
slump,
taper off,
wither,
melt away,
peter out,
die away,
die down,
die out,
die off,
go downhill,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘flap about loosely, hang down’): related to obsolete flag ‘hanging down’.
