SWAGGING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

swagging

verb

present participle of swag

as in drooping

to be limp from lack of water or vigor the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion

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The video shows a city officer responding to a chaotic scene where Belgal — sitting on the ground with his hands behind his back and head drooping to one side — was surrounded by several officials.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
And in a succession of 11 guys (many sporting a striking smoky eye), the jackets were worn sliding down the body, half drooping off the torso, with one shoulder covered and the other exposed.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of drooping

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Those included hanging traffic signals, scaffolding, water towers and the correct power lines.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Pacific Neon had installer James Guthrey in a crane about 10 feet in the air and had the sign attached to a saddle and hanging over the poles.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hanging

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His thighs and sagging belly wrap tightly around the man’s head; his hands clutch at a long golf club and the scales of justice.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Like yet another Kenneth Walker III outburst, including a 76-yard run when the Chiefs were sagging late in the third quarter.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

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