straggle
/ˈstɹæɡl̩/
Dictionary
noun
- An irregular, spread-out group.
- An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.
verb
- To stray from the road, course or line of march.
"He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own."
- To wander about; ramble.
- To spread at irregular intervals.
- To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth.
- To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.
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