1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sag.

2. (n.) A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging.

abatement abridgment alleviation attenuation bagging baggy ballooning collapsing contraction dampening damping debilitated deciduous declining declivitous decrease decrement decrescence decurrent deduction deflation depreciation depression descendant descending diminishment diminution down down-reaching downcoming downfalling downgoing downhill downsinking downward drooping droopy dropping dying dying off enervated enfeebled extenuation fade-out fagged faint fainting falling fatigued feeling faint flagging floppy footsore frazzled good and tired jaded languid languishment lessening letup limp loose lop lop-eared loppy lowering miniaturization mitigation nodding on the descendant on the downgrade plummeting plunging ready to drop reduction relaxation run ragged run-down sagging in folds saggy scaling down seedy setting simplicity sinking submerging subsiding subtraction swag tired tired-winged toilworn tottering tumbledown unrefreshed unrestored way-weary wayworn weak weakened weakening wearied weariful weary weary-footed weary-laden weary-winged weary-worn wilting worn worn-down