"Sagging" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Sagging:
1. Hanging loosely, usually downward, often because of weight or gravity.
Example: "The trampoline was sagging in the middle because it was not properly inflated."
2. Failing to meet standards or expectations in terms of quality or performance.
Example: "The new product has been sagging in sales, and the company is struggling to sell it."
3. Lacking enthusiasm or energy; feeling physically or mentally weak.
Example: "After weeks of lack of sleep, I'm feeling pretty sagging today."
Sagene is a neighborhood in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. The name Sagene translates from Norwegian to English as "the signpost" or "the milestone".
Saginaw is a city located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The name "Saginaw" is derived from the Anishinaabe language, in which "shaginnawash" means "place of the boundaries" or "place to cross".
Sagittal refers to something that is situated in the middle, especially in relation to the skull. In anatomy, the term often refers to the saggital plane or saggital suture, an imaginary line that divides the cranium into two halves. It can also describe something or someone as being situated on or near the middle line of the body or the skull, such as the sagittal crest, a prominence on the skull where the temporal muscle attaches.<br><br>In music, sagittal notation is a system used to read sheet music, primarily used for drumming and other music that involves complex rhythms.<br><br>In other contexts, the term sagittal can also refer to something as situated at a mid-point or the direction of getting to the middle or center from either side.<br><br>The word sagittal comes from the Latin word "saggitta," meaning arrow, likely due to the idea that an image or line drawn on a skull or other long and thin object looks like an arrow, situated on or next to the central line.
adv. <br>In a sagittal direction or position; in the manner typical of the sagitta; lying in a line extending lengthwise, sagitally or midlongitudinally, through the middle of something, especially of the body.