Adjective straggling has 1 sense
  1. sprawling, straggling, straggly - spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"
    Antonym: tidy (indirect, via untidy)
,Verb straggle has 2 senses
  1. sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle - wander from a direct or straight course
    --1 is one way to deviate, divert
    Derived forms: noun straggle1, noun straggler1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. sprawl, straggle - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"
    --2 is one way to spread, distribute
    Derived form: noun straggle1
    Sample sentences:
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    Something is ----ing PP
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