straggle
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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
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Noun | 1. | straggle - a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers" |
Verb | 1. | straggle - wander from a direct or straight course |
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
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straggle
[ˈstrægl] VI1. (= lag behind) → rezagarse
the guests straggled out into the night → los invitados salieron poco a poco y desaparecieron en la noche
as the last runners straggled over the finishing line → a medida que iban cruzando la meta los últimos corredores ...
the guests straggled out into the night → los invitados salieron poco a poco y desaparecieron en la noche
as the last runners straggled over the finishing line → a medida que iban cruzando la meta los últimos corredores ...
2. (= spread untidily) (Bot) → lozanear; [hair] → caer lacio
the village straggles on for miles → el pueblo se extiende varios kilómetros (sin tener un plano fijo)
her hair straggles over her face → el pelo le cae lacio delante de la cara
the village straggles on for miles → el pueblo se extiende varios kilómetros (sin tener un plano fijo)
her hair straggles over her face → el pelo le cae lacio delante de la cara
straggle away straggle off VI + ADV → dispersarse
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
(ˈstrӕgl) verb1. to grow or spread untidily. His beard straggled over his chest.extenderse, desparramarse, crecer desordenadamente
2. to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc. rezagarse, ir rezagado
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.rezagado
ˈstraggly adjective straggling untidily. straggly hair.desaliñado
ˈstraggliness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.