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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 traillagdawdleamblewanderwalk slowlymeanderdriftfall behindbring up the rearbe strung out
   • ▪ grow, spread, or be laid out in an irregular, untidy way: "her hair was straggling over her eyes" Similar grow untidilybe messybe dishevelledbe unkemptspread irregularlysprawlbe scatteredbe dispersed

   noun

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

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps from dialect strake ‘go’.

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   What does the word 'straggle' mean?

   • The verb 'straggle' means to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals. For example, 'The trees straggle over the countryside'. It also means 'to lag behind others' or 'to stray from the road, course, or line of march'. For instance, 'Some organizations have caught on to this concept, but others are straggling behind'.

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   What does straggle behind mean?

   • We passed through a straggle of houses with the smell of oil from olive presses. `We're coming," Hilary called and then said to him, `Let's straggle behind. 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.

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   What does straggling mean in the military?

   • 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.

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   What does it mean if people straggle somewhere?

   • If people straggle somewhere, they move there slowly, in small groups with large, irregular gaps between them. They came straggling up the cliff road. [VERB preposition/adverb] The other boys straggled away, some to their work in the kitchen, some to the great hall. [VERB preposition/adverb]

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   Straggle means to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts, or to move alone or in small groups slowly and usually separated. Learn more about the verb straggle, its usage, pronunciation and related words from Cambridge Dictionary.

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     STRAGGLE meaning: 1. to move or spread untidily and in small...

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     straggle translate: pousser/tomber en désordre, traîner en...

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     straggle translate: กระจัดกระจาย, พลัดจากกลุ่ม. Learn more...

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     STRAGGLE translate: отставать, отбиваться , быть...

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   Straggle means to move or spread in a messy way and in small numbers or amounts, or to move alone or in small groups slowly and usually separated. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.

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   Straggle means to move or spread in a scattered or irregular way, or to hang down loosely. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and related words with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Straggle means to move or proceed slowly or in a scattered or irregular group, or to extend or be spread out. It can also mean to hang limply or loosely, or to lag behind another or others. See synonyms, translations and usage examples.

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   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.

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   Straggle means to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals, or to lag behind others. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.