straggle

[ strag-uhl ]

/ ˈstræg əl /

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verb (used without object), strag·gled, strag·gling.

to stray from the road, course, or line of march.

to wander about in a scattered fashion; ramble.

to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals: The trees straggle over the countryside.

Origin of straggle

1350–1400; Middle English straglen< ?

OTHER WORDS FROM straggle

straggler, nounstrag·gling·ly, adverb

Words nearby straggle

Stradella, Stradivari, Stradivarius, strafe, Strafford, straggle, straggly, straight, straight A, straight-ahead, straight and narrow

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Example sentences from the Web for straggle

He raised his head to see Mayfair straggle in a bad second, and shrugged his shoulders.
Van Bibber and Others|Richard Harding Davis
As daylight dawned the searchers began to straggle back with the same report of failure.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up|Clarence Edward Mulford
We prepared for defense by marching in a compact body, and allowing no one to straggle far behind the others.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone
To begin to straggle to begin to straggle and much any sealing any sealing without thimbles.
Geography and Plays|Gertrude Stein

You must march into Castro peacefully and quietly, not a man must straggle from the ranks.
With Moore at Corunna|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for straggle

straggle

/ (ˈstræɡəl) /

verb (intr)

to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray

to linger behind or wander from a main line or part

Derived forms of straggle

straggler, nounstraggling, adjectivestragglingly, adverbstraggly, adjective

Word Origin for straggle

C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to strake and stretch

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单词	straggle
释义	straggle [ strag-uhl ] / ˈstræg əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR straggle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), strag·gled, strag·gling. to stray from the road, course, or line of march. to wander about in a scattered fashion; ramble. to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals: The trees straggle over the countryside. Origin of straggle 1350–1400; Middle English straglen< ? OTHER WORDS FROM straggle straggler, nounstrag·gling·ly, adverb Words nearby straggle Stradella, Stradivari, Stradivarius, strafe, Strafford, straggle, straggly, straight, straight A, straight-ahead, straight and narrow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for straggle He raised his head to see Mayfair straggle in a bad second, and shrugged his shoulders. Van Bibber and Others\|Richard Harding Davis As daylight dawned the searchers began to straggle back with the same report of failure. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up\|Clarence Edward Mulford We prepared for defense by marching in a compact body, and allowing no one to straggle far behind the others. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa\|David Livingstone To begin to straggle to begin to straggle and much any sealing any sealing without thimbles. Geography and Plays\|Gertrude Stein You must march into Castro peacefully and quietly, not a man must straggle from the ranks. With Moore at Corunna\|G. A. Henty British Dictionary definitions for straggle straggle / (ˈstræɡəl) / verb (intr) to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray to linger behind or wander from a main line or part Derived forms of straggle straggler, nounstraggling, adjectivestragglingly, adverbstraggly, adjective Word Origin for straggle C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to strake and stretch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to straggle dawdle, ramble, meander, lag, poke, roam, drift, tail, straddle, trail, range, spread, rove, loiter, maunder, scramble, poke around, string out
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straggle

verb (used without object), strag·gled, strag·gling.

Origin of straggle

OTHER WORDS FROM straggle

Words nearby straggle

Example sentences from the Web for straggle

British Dictionary definitions for straggle

verb (intr)

Derived forms of straggle

Word Origin for straggle

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