Synonyms of straggle

straggle

verb

as in to stray

Related Words

• stray
• mill (about or around)
• dawdle
• amble
• saunter
• stroll
• tramp
• mope
• meander
• wander
• vagabond
• roam
• rove
• drift
• hobo
• knock (about)
• float
• ramble
• traipse
• range
• gallivant
• bat
• cruise
• gad (about)
• maunder
• mooch
• kick around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of straggle

And many, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, suspect that as ballots straggle in, fraudulent efforts to change the outcome could be afoot. — Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2026

As passengers straggled out of the airport into the dark early Monday, some described having arrived at LaGuardia hours before their flight, hoping to beat the lines. — Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra. — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026

Lipa’s cross body is really fleet, like a cheetah running so fast that its feet singe the grass on the savannah in the great arc the cat cuts to separate the straggling gazelle from its herd before the kill. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026