Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Strag·gle

   /ˈstraɡ(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. move along slowly, typically in a small irregular group, so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front: "half the men were already straggling back into the building" Similar traillagdawdleamblewanderwalk slowlymeanderdriftfall behindbring up the rearbe strung out
   • ▪ grow, spread, or be laid out in an irregular, untidy way: "her hair was straggling over her eyes" Similar grow untidilybe messybe disheveledbe unkemptspread irregularlysprawlbe scatteredbe dispersed

   noun

   • 1. an untidy or irregularly arranged mass or group: "a straggle of cottages"

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps from dialect strake ‘go’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • G

     2

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. People also ask

   What does straggle mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! STRAGGLE meaning: 1. to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts: 2. to move or spread in a messy way…. Learn more.

   STRAGGLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/straggle

   See all results for this question

   What does it mean if people straggle somewhere?

   • If people straggle somewhere, they move there slowly, in small groups with large, irregular gaps between them. They came straggling up the cliff road. [VERB preposition/adverb] The other boys straggled away, some to their work in the kitchen, some to the great hall. [VERB preposition/adverb]

   STRAGGLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/straggle

   See all results for this question

   What is a straggling adverb?

   • [VERB preposition/adverb] If a small quantity of things straggle over an area, they cover it in an uneven or untidy way. Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face. [VERB preposition] They were beyond the last straggling suburbs now. [VERB -ing] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

   STRAGGLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/straggle

   See all results for this question

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › straggleSTRAGGLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › english › straggle

   • Cached

   STRAGGLE meaning: 1. to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts: 2. to move or spread in a messy way…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › straggle%C2%A0STRAGGLE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › straggle%C2%A0

   • Cached

   Straggle definition: to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals. See examples of STRAGGLE used in a sentence.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › stragglestraggle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › straggle

   • Cached

   Check pronunciation: straggle. Definition of straggle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › straggleSTRAGGLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › english › straggle

   • Cached

   5 days ago · straggle in American English. (ˈstrægəl ) verb intransitive Word forms: ˈstraggled or ˈstraggling. 1. to stray from the path or course, or wander from the main group. 2. to wander or be scattered over a wide area; ramble. 3. to leave, arrive, or occur at irregular intervals.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › straggleSTRAGGLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › straggle

   • Cached

   STRAGGLE definition: 1. to move more slowly than other members of a group: 2. to grow or spread out in an untidy way: . Learn more.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › stragglestraggle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

   en.wiktionary.org › wiki › straggle

   • Cached

   Apr 6, 2024 · ( intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way. To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front. Derived terms [ edit] ( noun) straggler. ( adverb) stragglingly. Translations [ edit] ± to stray from the road. ± to wander about. ± to spread at irregular intervals. Noun [ edit]

9. www.wordreference.com › definition › stragglestraggle - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

   www.wordreference.com › definition › straggle

   • Cached

   to lag or be behind a line of march, a group walking, or a group working: He's straggling behind the group and may get lost. to grow or spread at irregular spaces or intervals: trees straggling over the hillside. strag•gler, n. [ countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023.