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
Similar word(s): depart, digress, sidetrack
Definition categories: motion, deviate, divert
2. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
- Branches straggling out quite far
Similar word(s): sprawl
Definition categories: motion, distribute, spread
Sentences with straggle as a verb:
- He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.