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- Dictionarystraggling/ˈstraɡlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of an irregular group) moving along slowly so as to remain some distance behind those in front: "the straggling crowd of refugees"
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to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts: I put my hair up because I don't like it straggling down my back. A year after the hurricane, tourists are beginning to straggle (= come in small numbers) back to the region. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Moving unsteadily or with difficulty. blunder. bumble. dodderer.
to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts: I put my hair up because I don't like it straggling down my back. A year after the hurricane, tourists are beginning to straggle (= come in small numbers) back to the region. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to move alone or in small groups slowly and usually separated in distance or time from those who went earlier: The players straggled in for the morning practice session.
If a group is straggling, it's spread out and moving slowly. A straggling group of students going inside after recess might need to be herded and encouraged to move toward the door.
1. a. To move or proceed slowly or in a scattered or irregular group: "The millworkers straggled out for lunch" (Carson McCullers). b. To move or lag behind another or others: "Bawling calves straggled after cows" (Jean M. Auel). 2. To extend or be spread out: "The willow herb straggled over the heaps of rubble" (George Orwell). 3.
2 meanings: 1. to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray 2. to linger behind or wander from a main line or.... Click for more definitions.
noun. : a straggling group (as of persons or objects) Examples of straggle in a Sentence. Verb The children straggled in from outside. People straggled off the train. She straggled behind the rest of the group. Branches straggled out and blocked the path. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb.
verb. /ˈstræɡl/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to grow, spread or move in an untidy way in different directions. Her hair was straggling over her eyes. The town straggled to an end and the fields began. Want to learn more?
Straggling is a type of digressing — to straggle is to get sidetracked. In the military, straggling often means to stay on leave too long or be in the wrong position for a battle. When people straggle, they've gone off-course.
Straggle definition: to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals. See examples of STRAGGLE used in a sentence.
