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strag·gling [ˈstrægl̩ɪŋ] ADJ

1. straggling (falling behind):

straggling
langsam nachkommend
straggling
zurückgeblieben
straggling troops
auseinandergezogen

2. straggling (scattered):

straggling
verstreut [liegend]
straggling place
weitläufig

I . strag·gle [ˈstrægl̩] VB intr

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3. straggle (come in small numbers):

straggle
sich acc sporadisch einstellen

II . strag·gle [ˈstrægl̩] N

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The genus contains three species of shrubs to straggling or twining climbers.
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It grows up to 1.5 metres in height and has a dense, straggling habit.
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The specific epithet "divaricata", refers to the plant's form, being straggling and much branched.
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The town has dwindled into an insignificant village, consisting only of a few straggling cottages and one shop.
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Growing to 100cm 0 long, it is a straggling evergreen perennial with heart shaped, gray-green, downy leaves.
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At 4 am the convoy had been detected by aircraft, and by 9 am twenty-nine of the ships were back on station with four still straggling.
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Soldiers had not been paid in months and many were dropping from illness and straggling.
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A straggling plant, it can grow to 20 ft high.
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Beyond it there were pools, swamps and rice-fields, dotted here and there with the straggling huts of fishermen, falconers, wood-cutters, weavers and cultivators.
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A settlement expanded outwards from the hall which, by as late as 1780, contained only a few straggling and mean-built cottages.
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