straggle
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əl verb (used without object), strag·gled, strag·gling.
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 intervals: The trees straggle over the countryside.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English straglen < ?
1350–1400; Middle English straglen < ?
Related forms
strag·gler, noun
strag·gling·ly, adverb
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straggle (ˈstræɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray |
| 2. | to linger behind or wander from a main line or part |
| [C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to | |
| 'straggler | |
| —n | |
| 'straggling | |
| —adj | |
| 'stragglingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'straggly | |
| —adj | |
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Straggle
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Word Origin & History
straggle
c.1400, "to wander from the proper path, to rove from one's companions," perhaps from a Scand. source (cf. dialectal Norw. stragla "to walk laboriously"), or a frequentative of straken "to move, go." Specifically of soldiers from 1529.
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Example sentences
As the members of the publicity team straggle into her office and exchange friendly greetings, she sighs.
In which favorites were defeated and a short straggle among tha younger trotters, marked the fifth day of th breeders' meeting.
Therefore, the understanding of our language is with them, when they straggle to speak.
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