draggle

American  

[drag-uhl] / ˈdræg əl /

verb (used with object)

draggled, draggling

1. to soil by dragging over damp ground or in mud.

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verb (used without object)

draggled, draggling

1. to trail on the ground; be or become draggled.

2. to follow slowly; straggle.

draggle British  

/ ˈdræɡəl /

verb

1. to make or become wet or dirty by trailing on the ground; bedraggle

2. (intr) to lag; dawdle

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Etymology

Origin of draggle

First recorded in 1490–1500; drag + -le

Example Sentences

“We had to grow,” Alexandra hissed as she propped herself against the terminal, her dark hair a curtain draggling before her as she hung her head.

From The Verge

White flowers whirled like snow and her draggled hair streamed back from her face as she squinted against the draft.

From Literature

Slowly the sky above grew lighter, and then suddenly the clouds broke, and their draggled fringes trailed away northward up the River.

From Literature

He could scarcely believe the sight before him—Rome’s beautiful princess, her hair dirty, tangled, and uncombed, her clothes draggled and torn, her face thin and wild.

From Literature

There’s a straggly line of people, adults and children, along the roadside among the draggled weeds.

From Literature