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    straggle
    /ˈstraɡl/

    verb

    • 1. (of an irregular group of people) move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front: "the children straggled behind them" Similar traillagdawdleamble

    noun

    • 1. an untidy or irregularly arranged mass or group: "a straggle of cottages"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTRAGGLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    STRAGGLE definition: 1. to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts: 2. to move or spread in a messy way…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › straggleStraggle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STRAGGLE is to wander from the direct course or way : rove, stray. How to use straggle in a sentence. to wander from the direct course or way : rove, stray; to trail off from others of its kind…

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › straggleStraggle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To straggle is to veer from a route, or to wander aimlessly behind everyone else. If you plan to go to the movies but end up at a store and then a friend's house, you straggled. Straggling is a type of digressing — to straggle is to get sidetracked.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › straggleStraggle - definition of straggle by The Free Dictionary

    1. to stray from the road, course, or line of march. 2. to wander about; ramble. 3. to spread at irregular intervals: trees straggling over the hillside.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › straggleSTRAGGLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Straggle definition: to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals. See examples of STRAGGLE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRAGGLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTRAGGLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    STRAGGLE meaning: 1. to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts: 2. to move or spread in a messy way…. Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstraggle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of straggle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › straggleStraggle Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Filter. verb. straggled, straggles, straggling. To stray from the path or course, or wander from the main group. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To wander or be scattered over a wide area; ramble. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To move or lag behind another or others. American Heritage. To extend or be spread out.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTRAGGLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    STRAGGLE definition: 1. to move more slowly than other members of a group: 2. to grow or spread out in an untidy way: . Learn more.