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straggle

intransitive verb straggled, straggling

  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
  4. to hang in a disheveled manner, as hair, clothes, etc.

noun

a straggly group

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See straggle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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