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Rarestraggling
The correct spelling is straggling.
How to pronounce straggling
verb
Say it like: Str-agg-lin-g
The correct spelling is straggling. To stray from the road, course or line of march. For example: "He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own."
Usage Examples
“He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To stray from the road, course or line of march.
- 2.To wander about; ramble.
- 3.To spread at irregular intervals.
- 4.To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth.
- 5.To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.
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