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straggling

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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.
[Middle English straglen, to wander.]
straggler n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.straggling - spreading out in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"
rambling, sprawling, straggly
untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
Translations
straggling [ˈstræglɪŋ], straggly [ˈstræglɪ] adj [hair] → desordenado
straggling [ˈstræglɪŋ], straggly [ˈstræglɪ] adj [hair] → en désordre
straggling [ˈstræglɪŋ], straggly [ˈstræglɪ] adj [hair] → in disordine


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When I had last seen this part of Sheen in the daylight it had been a straggling street of comfortable white and red houses, interspersed with abundant shady trees.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
I had to confess that mine had not gone beyond a few straggling notes.
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Two men were promenading up and down the wharves, among the crowd of natives and strangers who were sojourning at this once straggling village-- now, thanks to the enterprise of M.
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