STRAGGLES Synonyms
6 hypernyms for straggles. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for STRAGGLES
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| ambles | verb v | |||||
noun • a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) verb • walk leisurely | ||||||
| drifts | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a force that moves something along • the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) • a process of linguistic change over a period of time • a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the pervading meaning or tenor • a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine verb • be in motion due to some air or water current • wander from a direct course or at random • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • vary or move from a fixed point or course • live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely • move in an unhurried fashion • cause to be carried by a current • drive slowly and far afield for grazing • be subject to fluctuation • be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | ||||||
| meanders | verb v | |||||
noun • a bend or curve, as in a stream or river • an aimless amble on a winding course verb • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course | ||||||
| roams | verb v | |||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||
| saunters | verb v | |||||
noun • a careless leisurely gait • a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) verb • walk leisurely and with no apparent aim | ||||||
| strolls | verb v | |||||
noun • a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) verb • walk leisurely and with no apparent aim | ||||||
| wanders | verb v | |||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage • go via an indirect route or at no set pace • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||
| depart | verb v | |||||
verb • move away from a place into another direction • be at variance with; be out of line with • depart for someplace • go away or leave • remove oneself from an association with or participation in • wander from a direct or straight course | ||||||
| digress | verb v | |||||
verb • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking • wander from a direct or straight course | ||||||
| sidetrack | verb v | |||||
noun • a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass verb • wander from a direct or straight course | ||||||
| sprawl | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities • an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about verb • sit or lie with one's limbs spread out • go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way | ||||||