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Ragging vs Lagging - What's the difference?

ragging | lagging |

As verbs the difference between ragging and lagging

is that ragging is while lagging is .

As nouns the difference between ragging and lagging

is that ragging is the act of one who rags or teases while lagging is the covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

As an adjective lagging is

falling behind, not keeping up the pace.

ragging

Verb

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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who rags or teases.
  • * 2008 , Andrew Wells, Never Quite Depraved
  • But she was openly nice to me after that day under the trailer, and her acceptance of me (probably combined with her father's position in the military hierarchy) led to a gradual end to the raggings I received

    lagging

    English

    Adjective

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

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