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straggle
strag·gle S0788900 (străg′əl)intr.v. strag·gled, strag·gling, strag·gles 1. a. To move or proceed slowly or in a scattered or irregular group: "The millworkers straggled out for lunch" (Carson McCullers).b. To move or lag behind another or others: "Bawling calves straggled after cows" (Jean M. Auel).2. To extend or be spread out: "The willow herb straggled over the heaps of rubble" (George Orwell).3. To hang limply or loosely: "the potbellied man, whose dirty hair straggled to his shoulders" (Stephen King).n. A scattered or disorderly group, as of people or things.
[Middle English straglen, to wander.]
strag′gler n.straggle (ˈstræɡəl) vb (intr) 1. to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray2. to linger behind or wander from a main line or part[C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to strake and stretch] ˈstraggler n ˈstraggling adj ˈstragglingly adv ˈstraggly adjstrag•gle (ˈstræg əl)
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. [1350–1400; Middle English straglen, of uncertain orig.] strag′gler, n. strag′gling•ly, adv. straggle
Past participle: straggled
Gerund: straggling
| Imperative |
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| straggle | | straggle |
| Present |
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| I straggle | | you straggle | | he/she/it straggles | | we straggle | | you straggle | | they straggle |
| Preterite |
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| I straggled | | you straggled | | he/she/it straggled | | we straggled | | you straggled | | they straggled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am straggling | | you are straggling | | he/she/it is straggling | | we are straggling | | you are straggling | | they are straggling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have straggled | | you have straggled | | he/she/it has straggled | | we have straggled | | you have straggled | | they have straggled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was straggling | | you were straggling | | he/she/it was straggling | | we were straggling | | you were straggling | | they were straggling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had straggled | | you had straggled | | he/she/it had straggled | | we had straggled | | you had straggled | | they had straggled |
| Future |
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| I will straggle | | you will straggle | | he/she/it will straggle | | we will straggle | | you will straggle | | they will straggle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have straggled | | you will have straggled | | he/she/it will have straggled | | we will have straggled | | you will have straggled | | they will have straggled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be straggling | | you will be straggling | | he/she/it will be straggling | | we will be straggling | | you will be straggling | | they will be straggling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been straggling | | you have been straggling | | he/she/it has been straggling | | we have been straggling | | you have been straggling | | they have been straggling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been straggling | | you will have been straggling | | he/she/it will have been straggling | | we will have been straggling | | you will have been straggling | | they will have been straggling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been straggling | | you had been straggling | | he/she/it had been straggling | | we had been straggling | | you had been straggling | | they had been straggling |
| Conditional |
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| I would straggle | | you would straggle | | he/she/it would straggle | | we would straggle | | you would straggle | | they would straggle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have straggled | | you would have straggled | | he/she/it would have straggled | | we would have straggled | | you would have straggled | | they would have straggled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | straggle - a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit | | Verb | 1. | straggle - wander from a direct or straight coursesidetrack, digress, departdeviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from | | 2. | straggle - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"sprawlspread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
straggleverb1. trail, drift, wander, range, lag, stray, roam, ramble, rove, loiter, string out They came straggling up the cliff road.2. hang (down), trail, dangle, sag, droop Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face.straggleverbTo grow or spread in a disorderly or planless fashion:spill, sprawl.Translationsstraggle (ˈstrӕgl) verb1. to grow or spread untidily. His beard straggled over his chest. 蔓生 蔓生2. to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc. 落伍 落伍ˈstraggler noun a person who walks too slowly during a march etc and gets left behind. A car was sent to pick up the stragglers. 落伍者 落伍者ˈstraggly adjective straggling untidily. straggly hair. 散亂的，七零八落的 散乱的，七零八落的 ˈstraggliness noun 散落 散落EncyclopediaSeestragglerstraggle
Synonyms for straggleverb trailSynonyms- trail
- drift
- wander
- range
- lag
- stray
- roam
- ramble
- rove
- loiter
- string out
verb hang (down)Synonyms- hang (down)
- trail
- dangle
- sag
- droop
Synonyms for straggleverb to grow or spread in a disorderly or planless fashionSynonymsSynonyms for stragglenoun a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)Related Wordsverb wander from a direct or straight courseSynonymsRelated Wordsverb go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular waySynonymsRelated Words |