straggle
[ strag-uhl ]
/ ˈstræg əl /
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verb (used without object), strag·gled, strag·gling.
to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
to wander about in a scattered fashion; ramble.
to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals: The trees straggle over the countryside.
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Origin of straggle
1350–1400; Middle English straglen< ?
OTHER WORDS FROM straggle
straggler, nounstrag·gling·ly, adverbWords nearby straggle
Stradella, Stradivari, Stradivarius, strafe, Strafford, straggle, straggly, straight, straight A, straight-ahead, straight and narrow
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British Dictionary definitions for straggle
straggle
/ (ˈstræɡəl) /
verb (intr)
to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray
to linger behind or wander from a main line or part
Derived forms of straggle
straggler, nounstraggling, adjectivestragglingly, adverbstraggly, adjectiveWord Origin for straggle
C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to strake and stretch
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