Straggling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wander from a direct or straight course

go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈæɡlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈaɡlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈaɡlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈæɡlɪŋ/.

Examples

Branches straggling out quite far
sprawling handwriting
straggling branches

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

depart straggle rambling sprawl sidetrack digress sprawling straggly

Parts of Speech

verb	wander from a direct or straight course
verb	go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way “Branches straggling out quite far”
adjective	spreading out in different directions “sprawling handwriting”

Word Forms

digression	noun	wandering from the main path of a journey
straggle	noun	a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)
straggler	noun	someone who strays or falls behind

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zögerlich

von einem direkten oder geraden Kurs abweichen

🇫🇷French

en difficulté

s'écarter d'une trajectoire directe ou rectiligne

🇪🇸Spanish

disperso

desviarse de un rumbo directo o recto

🇮🇹Italian

sbandato

allontanarsi da un percorso diretto o rettilineo

🇳🇱Dutch

achterblijvend

afdwalen van een directe of rechte koers

🇵🇹Portuguese

desgarrado

desviar-se de um curso direto ou direto

🇷🇺Russian

разбросанный

сбиться с прямого или прямого курса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिछड़ गया

सीधे या सीधी राह से भटकना

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுமாறிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறது

நேரடி அல்லது நேரான போக்கில் இருந்து அலையுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తడబడుతున్నారు

నేరుగా లేదా నేరుగా మార్గం నుండి సంచరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

धडपडत आहे

थेट किंवा सरळ मार्गावरून भटकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટ્રગલીંગ

સીધા અથવા સીધા માર્ગ પરથી ભટકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒದ್ದಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

ನೇರ ಅಥವಾ ನೇರ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ನಿಂದ ಅಲೆದಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിണങ്ങുന്നു

നേരിട്ടുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നേരായ ഗതിയിൽ നിന്ന് അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുക

🇵🇰Urdu

لڑکھڑانا

براہ راست یا سیدھے راستے سے گھومنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

落后的

偏离直线或笔直路线

🇯🇵Japanese

乱れた

直接またはまっすぐなコースから逸れる

🇰🇷Korean

낙오된

직진 또는 직선 코스에서 벗어나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi lạch bạch

đi lang thang từ một khóa học trực tiếp hoặc thẳng

🇹🇭Thai

พลัดพราก

เดินจากทางตรงหรือทางตรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terurai

mengembara dari jalur yang langsung atau lurus

🇵🇭Filipino

nagkakandarapa

gumala mula sa isang tuwid o tuwid na landas

🇲🇾Malay

terkedek-kedek

mengembara dari laluan langsung atau lurus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متناثرة

يهيمون على وجوههم من مسار مباشر أو مستقيم

🇮🇷Persian

دست و پا زدن

از مسیر مستقیم یا مستقیم سرگردان شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

başıboş

doğrudan veya düz bir rotadan sapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

משתרך

לשוטט ממסלול ישיר או ישר

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