straggle
11straggle — UK [ˈstræɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms straggle : present tense I/you/we/they straggle he/she/it straggles present participle straggling past tense straggled past participle straggled 1) to grow or spread in an untidy way 2) to move… …
12straggle — straggler, n. stragglingly, adv. /strag euhl/, v.i., straggled, straggling. 1. to stray from the road, course, or line of march. 2. to wander about in a scattered fashion; ramble. 3. to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular… …
13straggle — I. intransitive verb (straggled; straggling) Etymology: Middle English straglen Date: 15th century 1. to wander from the direct course or way ; rove, stray 2. to trail off from others of its kind < little cabins straggling off into the woods > •… …
14straggle — verb a) To stray from the road, course or line of march. He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own. b) To wander about; ramble …
15straggle — Synonyms and related words: amble, barge, bat around, be lengthy, be prolonged, belong, bowl along, bum, bundle, clump, count ties, crane, dawdle, divagate, drag, drift, err, excurse, extend, extend out, fall behind, flit, flounce, foot, footslog …
16straggle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. drag, dawdle, bring up the rear, trail, drag one s feet; disperse; meander, wander, rove, stray. See slowness, deviation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ramble, stray, wander, fall behind; see lag 1 , loiter …
17straggle — strag|gle [ strægl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move slowly, especially more slowly than other people: Oliver s friends straggled into the bar. 2. ) to grow or spread in a messy way …
18straggle — see STRETCH …
19straggle — strag·gle || strægl v. fall behind, wander away from, stray from; ramble, wander; grow or spread out in an untidy or irregular fashion …
20straggle — verb 1》 move along slowly so as to trail behind the person or people in front. 2》 grow or spread out in an irregular, untidy way. noun an irregular and untidy group. Derivatives straggler noun straggly adjective Origin ME: perh. from dialect… …
