Answer: dragging

Explanation:

Holding the mouse button down while moving an object of text is known as dragging. Dragging is a common action performed with a computer mouse, where the user clicks and holds down one of the mouse buttons, moves the mouse to a new location, and then releases the button to "drop" the object in the new location. This action is commonly used to move or reposition items such as files, icons, and text within a document or on the desktop. Therefore, option (b) "dragging" is the correct answer