draggle

[ drag-uhl ]

/ ˈdræg əl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR draggle ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), drag·gled, drag·gling.

to soil by dragging over damp ground or in mud.

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

to trail on the ground; be or become draggled.

to follow slowly; straggle.

Origin of draggle

First recorded in 1490–1500; drag + -le

Words nearby draggle

drag down, dragée, dragger, dragging, dragging piece, draggle, draggle-tail, draggle-tailed, draggy, draghound, drag hunt

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Example sentences from the Web for draggle

I have nothing to do with such milk-sop organizations, or the donkeys that draggle at their heels.
Eventide|Effie Afton
Still, somewhere under the huddle and draggle of it all burned on the human soul.
The Way of a Man|Emerson Hough
A few feet from the coach the water appeared to deepen, and the bear-skin to draggle.
Jeff Briggs's Love Story|Bret Harte
She feels it due to this same principle to draggle her skirts through the mud, to get her feet wet, and to come home an "object."
The Champagne Standard|Mrs. John Lane

It goes right hard with her to draggle her skirts in the dewy strawberry beds; but she feels consoled when I fetch up the till!
Idle Hour Stories|Eugenia Dunlap Potts

British Dictionary definitions for draggle

draggle

/ (ˈdræɡəl) /

verb

to make or become wet or dirty by trailing on the ground; bedraggle

(intr) to lag; dawdle

Word Origin for draggle

C16: probably frequentative of drag

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

单词	draggle
释义	draggle [ drag-uhl ] / ˈdræg əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR draggle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), drag·gled, drag·gling. to soil by dragging over damp ground or in mud. verb (used without object), drag·gled, drag·gling. to trail on the ground; be or become draggled. to follow slowly; straggle. Origin of draggle First recorded in 1490–1500; drag + -le Words nearby draggle drag down, dragée, dragger, dragging, dragging piece, draggle, draggle-tail, draggle-tailed, draggy, draghound, drag hunt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for draggle I have nothing to do with such milk-sop organizations, or the donkeys that draggle at their heels. Eventide\|Effie Afton Still, somewhere under the huddle and draggle of it all burned on the human soul. The Way of a Man\|Emerson Hough A few feet from the coach the water appeared to deepen, and the bear-skin to draggle. Jeff Briggs's Love Story\|Bret Harte She feels it due to this same principle to draggle her skirts through the mud, to get her feet wet, and to come home an "object." The Champagne Standard\|Mrs. John Lane It goes right hard with her to draggle her skirts in the dewy strawberry beds; but she feels consoled when I fetch up the till! Idle Hour Stories\|Eugenia Dunlap Potts British Dictionary definitions for draggle draggle / (ˈdræɡəl) / verb to make or become wet or dirty by trailing on the ground; bedraggle (intr) to lag; dawdle Word Origin for draggle C16: probably frequentative of drag 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 draggle pull, drag, tow, bedraggle
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draggle

verb (used with object), drag·gled, drag·gling.

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

Origin of draggle

Words nearby draggle

Example sentences from the Web for draggle

British Dictionary definitions for draggle

verb

Word Origin for draggle

Words related to draggle