straggle

strag·gle  (strgl)

intr.v. strag·gled, strag·gling, strag·gles

1. To stray or fall behind.

2. To proceed or spread out in a scattered or irregular group.

n.

A scattered or disorderly group, as of people or things.

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[Middle English straglen, to wander.]

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straggler n.

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straggle

Verb

[-gling, -gled]

1. to spread out in an untidy and rambling way: the town straggled off to the east

2. to linger behind or wander from a main line or part [origin unknown]

straggler n
straggly adj

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 course sidetrack, digress, depart deviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from
	2.	straggle - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" sprawl spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

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straggle

verb trail, drift, wander, range, lag, stray, roam, ramble, rove, loiter, string out

Translations

straggle [ˈstrægl] vi (= wander) → vagar en desorden (= lag behind); rezagarse

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straggle [ˈstrægl] vi → être (or marcher) en désordre;

straggled along the coast → disséminé(e) tout au long de la côte

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straggle [ˈstrægl] vi (houses etc) → verstreut liegen;

(people etc) → zurückbleiben

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straggle [ˈstrægl] vi → crescere (or estendersi) disordinatamente; trascinarsi; rimanere indietro;

straggled along the coast → disseminati/e lungo la costa