straggling Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb wander from a direct or straight course
   straggle; digress; depart; sidetrack.
   
2. verb go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
   sprawl; straggle.
   
   • Branches straggling out quite far
3. adjective satellite spreading out in different directions
   sprawling; rambling; straggly.
   
   • sprawling handwriting
   • straggling branches
   • straggly hair

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