strag·gle (str g l)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.
[Middle English straglen, to wander.]
strag gler n. |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
| 2. | straggle - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
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
straggle [ˈstrægl] vi →
être (or marcher) en désordre;
straggled along the coast →
disséminé(e) tout au long de la côte
straggle [ˈstrægl] vi (
houses etc) →
verstreut liegen;
straggle [ˈstrægl] vi →
crescere (or estendersi) disordinatamente;
trascinarsi;
rimanere indietro;
straggled along the coast →
disseminati/e lungo la costa