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Past tense for to linger behind or wander from a main line or part
“By the time we straggle into Bimbila, Schroeder has ridden 20 miles on a bumpy dirt track without a saddle, not complaining once.”
Past tense for to be disheveled, messy, or unkempt in appearance
“It grows to about 60 cm high, and is best raised annually from seed or cuttings as it soon starts to straggle and look unattractively untidy.”
Past tense for to spread at irregular intervals
“The hikers straggle across the trail, their exhausted bodies spreading at irregular intervals as they push forward.”
Past tense for to travel unsystematically over, through, or about (a place)
Past tense for to move or progress slowly, failing to keep up with others
Past tense for to move clumsily or ploddingly
Past tense for to move backward or to back away
(literally or figuratively) Past tense for to deviate from a normal or expected path
Past tense for to spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way
Past tense for to move or march in large numbers
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