Straggle Definition & Meaning

straggle
noun
  1. a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"
verb
  1. wander from a direct or straight course
  2. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"

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