🚶straggle

verb
/ˈstræɡəl/

Meaning

To move or spread in an irregular, scattered, or untidy way.

Example Sentences

The children began to straggle behind on the long hike.

Example Expressions

straggle behind

Synonyms

wander, trail, drift, scatter, lag

Antonyms

gather, assemble, group

Collocations

straggle behind, straggle home, straggle in, straggle along

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