straggle
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Collins Definition
Verb
straggling, present participle; straggled, past tense; straggles, 3rd person singular present; straggled, past participle;
/ˈstragəl/,
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straggling, present participle; straggled, past tense; straggles, 3rd person singular present; straggled, past participle;
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Move along slowly, typically in a small irregular group, so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front
- - half the men were already straggling back into the building
- - only a few straggling kids remained
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Grow, spread, or be laid out in an irregular, untidy way
- - her hair was straggling over her eyes
Noun
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An untidy or irregularly arranged mass or group of something
- - a straggle of cottages
Web Definitions:
- a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"
- sidetrack: wander from a direct or straight course
- sprawl: go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"
- To stray from the road, course or line of march; To wander about; ramble; To spread at irregular intervals