straggled
Trailed off slowly
Straggled is the past tense of straggle, meaning to trail behind or spread out in a scattered, irregular way.
People straggle when they lag behind a group or arrive sporadically: Guests straggled in over the next hour.
Things straggle when they grow or extend untidily: Vines straggled across the fence.
Moved without fixed course
- rambledSpoke aimlessly, at length
- roamedTraveled without fixed course
- driftedMoved without aim
- ambledWalked slowly, relaxedly
sauntered · strolled · wound · zigzagged · traipsed · roved · weaved · veered
Fell behind others
- trailedFollowed or lagged
- behindAt the rear
- hindmostFarthest back position
- rearmostFarthest to the back
last · dawdled · lingered · loitered · tarried · dallied · delayed · tardy
Spread widely apart
- strewnSpread irregularly about
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- randomOccurring without pattern
sparse · irregular · patchy · uneven · spaced-out · dotted · sporadic · fragmented
wandered
Moved without fixed course
ambled · sauntered · strolled · wound · zigzagged · traipsed · roved · weaved · veered · deviated
lagged
Fell behind others
rearmost · last · dawdled · lingered · loitered · tarried · dallied · delayed · tardy · belated
dispersed
Spread widely apart
- strewnSpread irregularly about
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
random · sparse · irregular · patchy · uneven · spaced-out · dotted · sporadic · fragmented · loose
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
scraggly · bedraggled · ragged · wispy · unruly · matted · tousled · frayed · limp · stringy