straggled

/S T R AE1 G AH0 L D/
verb
  1. 1

    To stray from the road, course or line of march.

    โ€œHe straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.โ€

  2. 2

    To wander about; ramble.

  3. 3

    To spread at irregular intervals.

  4. 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. 5

    To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.

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