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straggling

verb

Meaning

  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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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data