straggle n. + Add to list US //ˈstɹæɡəɫ// UK //stɹˈæɡəl// strag·gle SynonymsEtymology Synonyms departdigresssidetracksprawlOriginNOstragla→MEstraglen→ENstraggle From Middle English straglen, of uncertain origin, possibly from (or cognate to) dialectal Norwegian stragla (“to walk laboriously”).