What is the meaning of straggling?

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verb

Wander from a direct or straight course.
- synonyms: sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle
Go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way.
- usage: "Branches straggling out quite far"
- synonyms: sprawl, straggle

adjective

Spreading out in different directions.
- usage: "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"
- synonyms: sprawling, rambling, straggly

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