straggle

/ˈstrægl/ verb [I]

Translation

MOVE SLOWLY › to move more slowly than other members of a group

gruptan ayrılmak; daha yavaş hareket etmek/ağırdan almak

Some runners are straggling a long way behind.1609

GROW › to grow or spread out in an untidy way

düzensiz biçimde büyümek, yayılmak; dağınık olmak

I could see a line of straggling bushes.800

(Definition of straggle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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