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straggle
verb [I] /ˈstræɡ·əl/Definition
› to move alone or in small groups slowly and usually separated in distance or time from those who went earlier: The players straggled in for the morning practice session. straggler
/ˈstræɡ·lər/ noun [C] › I want all you children to stay together and hold hands when crossing a street – no stragglers!
(Definition of straggle verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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