flagged
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Flag \Flag\ (fl[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flagged (fl[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Flagging (fl[a^]g"g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Icel. flaka to droop, hang loosely. Cf. Flacker, Flag an ensign.]
1.To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp. [1913 Webster]
As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast.— T. Moore.[1913 Webster]
2.To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the strength flags. [1913 Webster]
The pleasures of the town begin to flag.— Swift.
Syn: To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine. [1913 Webster]