straggle
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈstræɡəl/
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desorden
- But she could see Maureen and Patricia, looking as big as a house, and a straggle of children behind them.
- a straggle of hair
Examples
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I watched as he picked his way across the farmyard, heading toward the straggle of apple trees.
Fiction book (1999) -
Around the perimeter was a straggle of exhibit booths whose roofs had been warped to a matching tilt by winter winds, providing nesting space for various kinds of birds.
Fiction book (1998) -
No birds: this was only a thin straggle of trees, and he could see that the houses began quite soon; he could hear traffic.
Fiction book (2000) -
The congregation rose to its feet and watched in silence the sad little straggle of mourners.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Jerome looked at the straggle of O'Haras with unconcealed disdain.
Fiction book (1991) -
His voice rang loud and clear, but he paused to gesture at the muddy ruts we called a street and our straggle of mud-walled, straw-roofed homes.
Fiction book (2002) -
The hikers fell behind, creating a straggle of people along the trail.
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At the picnic, there was a straggle of blankets spread out under the trees.
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The old houses formed a straggle along the winding road, each one unique and different.
Synonyms
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4.0
A group of things or people spread over a wide area with no order
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4.6
A small number of things spread out in different places
How Scattered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Straggle as a noun is best remembered with the word stray, which means 'to go off' from the main group; a straggle is a small number of people or things that have wandered away and are left scattered from the rest.