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Lagging vs Lacking - What's the difference?

lagging | lacking |

As nouns the difference between lagging and lacking

is that lagging is the covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection while lacking is the absence of something; a lack.

As verbs the difference between lagging and lacking

is that lagging is present participle of lang=en while lacking is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective lagging

is falling behind, not keeping up the pace.

lagging

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • falling behind, not keeping up the pace
  • Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
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    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "lagging")

    Coordinate terms

    * (occurring after) leading, concurrent

    Derived terms

    * lagging indicator

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection
  • The material so used

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Related terms

    * laggard

    lacking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The absence of something; a lack.
  • * Sax Rohmer, The Romance of Sorcery
    • Cagliostro, however, whatever his moral lackings , did not lack spirit; he was not the man to succumb to this kind of coercion.

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