straggle
/ˈstræɡəl/
noun
- A scattered or irregular group or arrangement.
- There was a straggle of houses along the dusty road.
- A straggle of tourists wandered through the museum.
- The parade ended with a straggle of latecomers.
verb
- To move or spread out in a messy, irregular, or scattered way, often behind others.
- The hikers straggled along the trail, tired and slow.
- The children straggled behind their parents in the park.
- After the race, runners straggled across the finish line one by one.
- To grow or be arranged in an untidy, irregular manner.
- Her hair straggled down her back in messy curls.
- The vines straggled over the fence and into the yard.
- Weeds straggled across the abandoned garden.
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