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Straggle Common

Straggle has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)

"a straggle of outbuildings"

"a straggle of followers"

2

An irregular, spread-out group.

Verb
1

wander from a direct or straight course

2

go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

"Branches straggling out quite far"

3

To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

Example Sentences
"a straggle of outbuildings" noun
"a straggle of followers" noun
"Branches straggling out quite far" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
group deviate spread
Rhyming Words
egle ogle ingle regle aegle nagle fogle engle vogle bugle angle bogle fugle oggle gangle waggle jiggle gaggle muggle wiggle
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