strag·gle — … Useful english dictionary
strag — strag·gler; strag·gling·ly; strag·gly; strag·u·lum; strag·gle; … English syllables
strag´gler — strag|gle «STRAG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to wander in a scattered fashion: »Cows straggled along the lane. SYNONYM(S): roam, range, rove. 2. to stray from the rest; wander: »to straggle from a herd. Figurative. Children…cannot… … Useful english dictionary
gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… … English syllables
straggle — strag·gle … English syllables
straggle — strag•gle [[t]ˈstræg əl[/t]] 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[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME straglen, of… … From formal English to slang
straggle — strag|gle [ˈstrægəl] v [I] 1.) if the people in a group straggle somewhere, they go there fairly slowly and with large spaces between them straggle in/into/through etc ▪ The children were beginning to straggle in from the playground. straggle… … Dictionary of contemporary English
straggle — strag|gle [ strægl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move slowly, especially more slowly than other people: Oliver s friends straggled into the bar. 2. ) to grow or spread in a messy way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Straggle — Strag gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straggling}.] [Freq. of OE. straken to roam, to stroke. See {Stroke}, v. t.] 1. To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Straggle — Strag gle, n. The act of straggling. [R.] Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
