What is "dragging on"

Usage examples of "dragging on".

With an airy wave of the hand the dealer' started downstairs, his ridiculously long scarf dragging on the carpeted treads behind him.

As he heard the brush of metal against springy twigs he rolled out of his saddle, Winchester and all, to flatten in the tall grass as Blaze loped on a ways, and then stopped as if to ask how come those reins were dragging on the grass like so.

I don't know exactly why, but I picked up the corpse and threw it over my shoulder, it didn't weigh more than ten or fifteen pounds here, and beat a rather awkward tactical retreat, its long legs dragging on the ground and catching on stones.

With a little sigh of regret for lost sleep, she threw back the sheet and followed him, dragging on his shirt without buttoning it.

With his long cape dragging on the floor, he rose from his chair again and went to her, staring down at her.

A high-pitched scream, far off, echoed disturbingly by a resounding crash had her sitting up, throwing off the covers, and dragging on her discarded pajamas.

Distant drums still sounded, indicating that the coronation of Prince Arard was dragging on.

As the traffic grew thicker, the wolves either squirmed under cars with their bellies dragging on the road or padded over hoods and roofs near him-sanguine, silent companions with red eyes and bright teeth.