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straggle in German

straggle in German is abschweifen, abweichen, herumstreifen — straggle means to wander away from the usual path and from others of the same kind.

straggle in German

abschweifen
verb
(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
abweichen
verb
(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
herumstreifen
verb
(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
herumwandern
verb
(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
umherstreifen
verb
(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
umherwandern
verb
(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
abspreizen
verb
(intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
ausstrecken
verb
(intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
herausstehen
verb
(intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
sich zerstreuen
verb
(intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
verstreuen
verb
(intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
wuchern
verb
(intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.

What does "straggle" mean?

  1. verb To wander away from the usual path and from others of the same kind.
    "He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own."
  2. verb To behave in a messy, disorganised way.
  3. verb To grow or hang in an untidy way.
  4. verb To travel slowly, falling some way behind those ahead.
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straggle in a sentence

  • He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.

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What is "straggle" in German?
"straggle" in German is abschweifen, abweichen, herumstreifen. straggle means: To wander away from the usual path and from others of the same kind.
Are there other ways to say "straggle" in German?
Yes — German has 12 translations listed for "straggle": abschweifen, abweichen, herumstreifen, herumwandern, umherstreifen, umherwandern.
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