straggle
4 synonyms for straggle, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To wander away from the usual path and from others of the same kind.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Came from Middle English straglen. Its origin is uncertain, though it may come from, or be a cognate of, dialectal Norwegian stragla (“to walk laboriously”).
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