straggle
IPA: strˈægʌɫ
noun
- An irregular, spread-out group.
- An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.
verb
- (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
- (intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
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Examples of "straggle" in Sentences
- The hikers had to straggle behind as they made their way up the steep mountain trail
- The stray dog straggled along the sidewalk, looking for food scraps
- The students straggled into the classroom, still rubbing the sleep from their eyes
- The tired marathon runner began to straggle towards the finish line, determined to complete the race
- The branches of the tree straggled out in all directions, creating a tangled canopy overhead
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