straggling

Variant of straggle

straggle definition

strag·gle (strag′əl)

intransitive verb straggled -·gled, straggling -·gling

  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.

Etymology: ME straglen, prob. for *straklen, freq. of straken, to go about, wander, roam

noun

a straggly group

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