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View usage for: (strægəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense straggles, present participle straggling, past tense, past participle straggled1. verbIf people straggle somewhere, they move there slowly, in small groups with large, irregular gaps between them. They came straggling up the cliff road. [VERB preposition/adverb] The other boys straggled away, some to their work in the kitchen, some to the greathall. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: trail, drift, wander, range More Synonyms of straggle 2. verbIf a small quantity of things straggle over an area, they cover it in an uneven or untidy way. Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face. [VERB preposition] They were beyond the last straggling suburbs now. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: hang (down), trail, dangle, sag More Synonyms of straggle straggle in British English (ˈstræɡəl) verb (intransitive)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 Derived forms straggler (ˈstraggler) noun straggling (ˈstraggling) adjective stragglingly (ˈstragglingly) adverb straggly (ˈstraggly) adjective Word origin C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to strake and stretchstraggle in American English (ˈstrægəl) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈstraggled or ˈstraggling1. to stray from the path or course, or wander from the main group 2. to wander or be scattered over a wide area; ramble 3. to leave, arrive, or occur at irregular intervals 4. to hang in a disheveled manner, as hair, clothes, etc. Derived forms straggler (ˈstraggler) noun Word origin ME straglen, prob. for * straklen, freq. of straken, to go about, wander, roam Examples of 'straggle' in a sentencestraggle Definition to linger behind or wander from a main line or part They came straggling up the cliff road. Definition to spread out in an untidy and rambling way Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face. Additional synonymsDefinition to hang loosely A gold bracelet dangled from her left wrist. Synonyms hang, swing, trail, sway, flap, hang down, depend Definition to move aimlessly from one place or activity to another People drifted around the room. Synonyms wander, stroll, stray, roam, meander, rove, range, straggle, traipse (informal), stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), peregrinate Definition to sag, as from weakness or lack of support a young man with a drooping moustache Synonyms sag, drop, hang (down), sink, bend, dangle, fall down - stow
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Additional synonymsDefinition to hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, or development The boys crept forward, Roger lagging a little. Synonyms hang back, delay, drag (behind), trail, linger, be behind, idle, saunter, loiter, straggle, dawdle, tarry, drag your feet (informal) Definition to walk for relaxation, sometimes with no particular direction freedom to ramble across the moors Synonyms walk, range, drift, wander, stroll, stray, roam, rove, amble, saunter, straggle, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Australian), perambulate, stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), peregrinate Definition to roam (over) They range widely in search of carrion. Synonyms roam, explore, wander, rove, sweep, cruise, stroll, ramble, traverse, go walkabout (Australian) Definition to walk about with no fixed purpose or direction They were encouraged not to let their cattle roam freely. Synonyms wander, walk, range, travel, drift, stroll, stray, ramble, prowl, meander, rove, stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), peregrinate Definition to wander about (a place) roving about the town in the dead of night Synonyms wander, range, cruise, drift, stroll, stray, roam, ramble, meander, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Australian), gallivant, gad about, stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect) Definition to sink in the middle, under weight or pressure He shrugged and sagged into a chair. Synonyms drop, sink, slump, flop, droop, lollDefinition to wander away from the correct path or from a given area A railway line crosses the park so children must not be allowed to stray. Synonyms wander, roam, go astray, range, drift, meander, rove, straggle, lose your way, be abandoned or lost, stra Definition to walk about in a place without any definite purpose or destination He wandered aimlessly around the garden. Synonyms roam, walk, drift, stroll, range, cruise, stray, ramble, prowl, meander, rove, straggle, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Australian), mooch around (slang), stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), knock about or around, peregrinate |