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strag·gle

 (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.
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straggle

(ˈstræɡəl)
vb (intr)
1. to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray
2. 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 adj
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strag•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.
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straggle


Past participle: straggled
Gerund: straggling

Imperative
straggle
straggle
Present
I straggle
you straggle
he/she/it straggles
we straggle
you straggle
they straggle
Preterite
I straggled
you straggled
he/she/it straggled
we straggled
you straggled
they straggled
Present Continuous
I am straggling
you are straggling
he/she/it is straggling
we are straggling
you are straggling
they are straggling
Present Perfect
I have straggled
you have straggled
he/she/it has straggled
we have straggled
you have straggled
they have straggled
Past Continuous
I was straggling
you were straggling
he/she/it was straggling
we were straggling
you were straggling
they were straggling
Past Perfect
I had straggled
you had straggled
he/she/it had straggled
we had straggled
you had straggled
they had straggled
Future
I will straggle
you will straggle
he/she/it will straggle
we will straggle
you will straggle
they will straggle
Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would straggle
you would straggle
he/she/it would straggle
we would straggle
you would straggle
they would straggle
Past Conditional
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
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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
Verb1.straggle - wander from a direct or straight course
deviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from
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"
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straggle

verb
1. 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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

straggle

verb
To grow or spread in a disorderly or planless fashion:
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Translations
يَتَخَلَّف عن الرَّكْبيَنْتَشِر في غَيْرِ نِظام
růst neuspořádánězpožďovat se
sakke bagud
összevissza nő
dragast afturúrdreifa/láta vaxa óreglulega
atsilikėlisišsidraikęsišsidraikymasišsimėtęsišsimėtymas
atpaliktbūt izklaidunekārtīgi augt/plestiesnoklīst
oneskorovať sarásť neporiadne
ayrı düşmekdağınık bir biçimde yayılmakgeride kalmak

straggle

[ˈstrægl] VI
1. (= lag behind) → rezagarse
the guests straggled out into the nightlos invitados salieron poco a poco y desaparecieron en la noche
as the last runners straggled over the finishing linea medida que iban cruzando la meta los últimos corredores ...
2. (= spread untidily) (Bot) → lozanear; [hair] → caer lacio
the village straggles on for milesel pueblo se extiende varios kilómetros (sin tener un plano fijo)
her hair straggles over her faceel pelo le cae lacio delante de la cara
straggle away straggle off VI + ADVdispersarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

straggle

[ˈstrægəl] vi
[people] → s'éparpiller, s'égailler
[things]
The houses straggled down the hillside → Les maisons s'éparpillaient sur le flanc de la colline.
Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face → Ses cheveux gris tombaient en mèches sur son visage.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

straggle

vi
(= spread untidily, houses, trees) → verstreut liegen; (hair)(unordentlich) hängen; (plant)(in die Länge) wuchern, in die Höhe schießen; the town straggles on for milesdie Stadt zieht sich über Meilen hin
to straggle behindzurückbleiben, hinterherzockeln (inf); to straggle behind the leaderin weitem Abstand hinter dem Führer zurückbleiben or hinterherzockeln (inf); to straggle along the roaddie Straße entlangbummeln or -zockeln (inf); to straggle in/outvereinzelt kommen/gehen; stop stragglingbleibt beieinander
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

straggle

[ˈstrægl] vi (lag behind) → rimanere indietro; (spread untidily) → estendersi disordinatamente
to straggle in/out → entrare/uscire uno ad uno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

straggle

(ˈstrӕgl) verb
1. to grow or spread untidily. His beard straggled over his chest.
2. to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.
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.
ˈstraggly adjective
straggling untidily. straggly hair.
ˈstraggliness noun
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