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straggle

UK
/ˈstræɡl/
US
/ˈstræɡəl/
straggle back
straggle in

Translations

straggleverb
straggled
Past Simple
straggled
Past Participle
straggling
Gerund
UK
/ˈstræɡl/
US
/ˈstræɡəl/
s'étalerEn parlant d'une croissance ou d'une disposition irrégulière et dispersée.
The vines straggle over the garden wall, giving it a wild appearance.
Les vignes s'étalent sur le mur du jardin, lui donnant un aspect sauvage.
traînerEn parlant d'une personne ou d'un groupe qui reste derrière les autres.
The hikers began to straggle behind the leader as they grew tired.
Les randonneurs ont commencé à traîner derrière le guide en se fatiguant.
Synonyms
lag
trail
tarry
linger
dawdle
Antonyms
lead
advance
stragglenoun
straggles
pl
UK
/ˈstræɡl̩/
US
/ˈstræɡəl/
dispersionSens abstrait : état ou mouvement de répartition irrégulière.
The straggle of ivy across the stone wall gave the cottage a rustic charm.
La dispersion du lierre sur le mur de pierre donnait au cottage un charme rustique.
fileFile clairsemée ou irrégulière, en parlant d'un groupe de personnes ou de choses.
A straggle of hikers wound its way up the mountain trail.
Une file de randonneurs s'est faufilée le long du sentier de montagne.

Definitions

straggleverb
To move along slowly, typically in a small, irregular group, so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
The hikers began to straggle behind the leader as they grew tired.
To spread or be spread in a scattered or irregular way.
The vines straggle over the garden wall, giving it a wild appearance.
stragglenoun
A thin, irregular line or scattered group of people or things.
A straggle of hikers wound its way up the mountain trail.
The act or state of straggling; an irregular spreading or wandering movement or growth.
The straggle of ivy across the stone wall gave the cottage a rustic charm.
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