straggle
1. strag.gle \'strag-*l\ \-(*-)lin\ \-(*-)l*r\ vi or strag.gling [ME straglen] 1: to wander from the direct course or way : ROVE, STRAY 2: to trail off from others of its kind : spread out irregularly or scat teringly - strag.gler n 2. straggle n : a straggling body or arrangement (as of persons or objects)