straggling
/ˈstræɡlɪŋ/
adjective
- Moving or spreading out in a messy, uneven, or scattered way; not in a straight line or compact group.
- A straggling line of hikers made their way up the mountain.
- The town had a straggling main street with houses far apart.
- The straggling vines covered the entire fence.
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verb
- Present participle of straggle: to move or spread out in a scattered, irregular way; to fall behind a group.
- Weeds were straggling across the path in all directions.
- The children were straggling behind their parents on the walk home.
- The runners were straggling into the finish line long after the winner.
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