Straggling
verb (used without object), straggled, straggling.
1.
to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
2.
to wander about in a scattered fashion; ramble.
3.
to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals:
The trees straggle over the countryside.
verb (intransitive)
1.
to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray
2.
to linger behind or wander from a main line or part
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