Meanings
nounfootdragging (plural footdraggings)
plural footdraggings
- alternativeAlternative form of foot-dragging.
A Beijing diplomat complained China is "fed up with the footdragging" of Burma's strongman, General Than Shwe, and his inner circle, one of the cables, released by WikiLeaks, reported.
2010 December 9, Ewen MacAskill, “WikiLeaks cables: China ‘fed up’ with Burma's footdragging on reforms”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 May 2023
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“footdragging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footdragging. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footdragging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footdragging.
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