straggle
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straggle
- /ˈstɹæɡl̩/
Rhymes with -æɡəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English straglen, of uncertain origin, possibly from (or cognate to) dialectal Norwegian stragla (“to walk laboriously”).
verb straggles · straggling · straggled
- To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind. He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.
- To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
- Grow or hang messily. The roses had been allowed to straggle across the path.
- To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front. In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following burdene
noun straggles
- An irregular, spread-out group. Twenty-five hundred hands snapped at a slant to the hats. The admiral strolled onto the field, smoking, followed by a straggle of officers, walking carelessly to symbolize the privileges of rank, but straggling at distances from the admiral strictly regulated by the number of sleeve stripes on each
- An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits. Nevertheless there is a straggle of pungent sense in it, — like the outskirts of lightning, seen in that dismally wet weather, which the Royal Party had.
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verb to stray from the road
| Deutsch | abweichen, abschweifen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | distaccarsi, disperdersi |
| Русский | отби́ться otbítʹsja, сби́ться sbítʹsja |
verb to wander about
| Deutsch | umherwandern, herumwandern, wandern, herumstreifen, umherstreifen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | girovagare |
| Русский | блужда́ть bluždátʹ, броди́ть brodítʹ |
verb to spread at irregular intervals
| Deutsch | abspreizen, ausstrecken, herausstehen, wuchern, sich zerstreuen, verstreuen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sparpagliarsi |
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