straggle
21straggle — v. n. 1. Rove, wander. 2. Ramble, stroll, range, roam, wander, deviate, stray, rove, digress, gad about, go out of the way, go astray …
22straggle — verb (I) 1 to move at a slower speed than the group you are with so that you remain at a distance behind them (+ in): runners straggling in two hours after the leaders 2 to move, grow, or spread out untidily in different directions: thin, black,… …
23straggle — verb we were straggling toward the end, but we weren t the last ones to cross the finish line Syn: trail, lag, dawdle, walk slowly, dally, lollygag; fall behind, bring up the rear …
24straggle — v 1. stray, wander off, digress, deviate; detour, go round about. 2. ramble, wander, wander around, meander; amble, amble about, gad, gad about, jaunt; nomadize, peregrinate, flit, traipse; drift, mosey, shuffle, stumble or limp or hobble along;… …
25straggle — strag·gle …
26straggle — [ˈstræg(ə)l] verb [I] to move more slowly than other people straggler noun [C] …
27straggle — strag•gle [[t]ˈstræg əl[/t]] v. i. gled, gling 1) to stray from the road, course, or line of march 2) to wander about; ramble 3) to spread at irregular intervals: trees straggling over the hillside[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME straglen, of… …
28straggle — /ˈstrægəl / (say straguhl) verb (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 go, come, or spread in a scattered, irregular fashion. 4. to fail to keep up …
29straggle — see STRETCH …
30straggle — v. & n. v.intr. 1 lack or lose compactness or tidiness. 2 be or become dispersed or sporadic. 3 trail behind others in a march or race etc. 4 (of a plant, beard, etc.) grow long and loose. n. a body or group of straggling or scattered persons or… …
