Straggle

Quick meaning: Straggle is a verb meaning (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

Meaning

(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
2. To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
3. An irregular, spread-out group.
4. An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.

Example Sentences

straggling pistol shots

The wolf spy'd out a straggling Kid.

He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.

They came between Scylla and Charybdis and the straggling rocks.

Word Forms

• straggles
• straggling
• straggled

Synonyms for straggle

Depending on context, synonyms include stray, depart, digress, sprawl, sidetrack.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stray, sprawl, depart, digress, sidetrack, tail.

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