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straggle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sprawl |
| Type of | distribute, spread |
Examples of straggle
straggle
Doyle grew up in Kilbarrack, a straggle of shops and houses on Dublin's fringes.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nobody apparently knew the straggle-haired stranger with the child was a wanted man.
From the abcnews.go.com
Finally, after the last few fantasy owners straggle in, the fun can begin.
From the omaha.com
By trail's end, the weary hikers often straggle in tired, sore and wet.
From the thenewstribune.com
If you choose to visit only one outer island, make it this northern straggle of territory.
From the independent.co.uk
We straggle onto the lush campus of Gothic buildings and giant old trees.
From the washingtonpost.com
Coeds in fringed wool ponchos and muddy boots straggle along the paths to their classes.
From the time.com
When chickens straggle home, somebody has to make room for the roost.
From the washingtontimes.com
The whole of Bodega amounts to a straggle of hillside homes served by a bijou general store.
From the independent.co.uk
- A wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"
- Sidetrack: wander from a direct or straight course
- Sprawl: go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"
- To stray from the road, course or line of march; To wander about; ramble; To spread at irregular intervals
