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PRONUNCIATION OF STRAGGLING

straggling  [ˈstræɡəlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRAGGLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Straggling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STRAGGLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of straggling in the English dictionary

The definition of straggling in the dictionary is growing or spread out in an untidy manner and in different directions.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRAGGLING


antismuggling
ˌæntɪˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ
bungling
ˈbʌŋɡəlɪŋ
counselling
ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
disabling
dɪˈseɪb əlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
fingerling
ˈfɪŋɡəlɪŋ
gurgling
ˈɡɜːɡəlɪŋ
haggling
ˈhæɡəlɪŋ
juggling
ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ
labelling
ˈleɪbəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
niggerling
ˈnɪɡəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
signaling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
signalling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
smuggling
ˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ
stumbling
ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRAGGLING

stradiot
Stradivari
Stradivarius
strafe
strafer
Strafford
strafing
strag
straggle
straggler
stragglingly
straggly
straichter
straichtest
straight
straight and narrow
straight angle
straight arm lift
straight arrow
straight away

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRAGGLING

angling
calling
finagling
fledgling
frogling
gangling
giggling
jangling
kingling
mind-boggling
niggling
pigling
scraggling
spine-tingling
strangling
struggling
tingling
wangling
wrangling
Yngling
youngling

Synonyms and antonyms of straggling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRAGGLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «straggling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of straggling
dangle · drift · droop · lag · loiter · ramble · range · roam · rove · sag · stray · trail · wander

Translation of «straggling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRAGGLING

Find out the translation of straggling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of straggling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «straggling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

零零落落
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

straggling
570 millions of speakers

English

straggling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिछड़ गया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стрегглинга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

disperso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

straggling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épars
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melampaui batas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

straggling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낙오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Straggling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có thứ tự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

straggling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनोद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başıboş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

straggling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

straggling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стрегглінга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împrăștiat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκόρπια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onreëlmatige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stripigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

straggling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of straggling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAGGLING»

The term «straggling» is normally little used and occupies the 120.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAGGLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about straggling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRAGGLING»

Discover the use of straggling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to straggling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Straggling Into Winter
Straggling into Winter was Highly Commended in the 2007 IP Picks Best Poetry Award.
Kathy Kituai, 2008
2
SRIM, the stopping and range of ions in matter
6 - ION STRAGGLING IN MATTER CHAPTER SUMMARY Straggling can be defined as the variation of energy loss or range of ions in matter. As in stopping powers, the straggling is usually divided into electronic and nuclear straggling.
James F. Ziegler, J. P. Biersack, Matthias D. Ziegler, 2008
3
Range and Energy Straggling in Ion Beam Transport
A first-order approximation to the range and energy straggling of ion beams is given as a normal distribution for which the standard deviation is estimated from the fluctuations in energy loss events.
John W. Wilson, 2000
4
Reactons Between Complex Nuclei
Results of range and range straggling measurements of Dyl49 recoils from the Ndl44(cl2> 7n)Dyl49 reaction in helium are presented. With 108 MeV Cl2 ions, the range straggling parameter is 0.160 ± 0.005, as compared to 0.240 obtained in ...
5
Ion Implantation and Synthesis of Materials
6.3.3 Range Straggling Ion implantation is a stochastic (random) process. The mean projected range represents the most probable location for an ion to come to rest. The uncertainty in the scattering process as the ion travels through the target ...
Michael Nastasi, James W. Mayer, 2007
6
Evolutionary Ecology of Haemosporidian Parasites Infecting ...
6 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com SCIENCE ^DIRECT- ELSEVIER International Journal for Parasitology 34 (2004) 1113-1119 JoWmalfM PARASITOLOGY www.parasitology-online.com Differences in straggling rates between two ...
Diego Santiago-Alarcon, 2008
7
A Glossary of Terms in Nuclear Science and Technology
Range straggling is the variation in the range of particles that are all of the same initial energy. Angle straggling is the variation in the direction of motion of particles after passing through a certain thickness of matter, the paths of the particles ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Conference on Glossary of Terms in Nuclear Science and Technology, 1957
8
Theory of Heavy Ion Collision Physics in Hadron Therapy
Besenbacher, F.;Andersen,J. U.; Bonderup, E. Straggling in energy loss of energetic hydrogen and helium ions. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B 1980, 168, 1. Bohr, N. Penetration of atomic particles through matter. K. Dan. Vidensk. Selsk.
‎2012
9
Particle Penetration and Radiation Effects: General Aspects ...
8.24 shows straggling of H and He ions in argon compared with calculations by binary theory. Enhanced straggling below the Bethe- Livingston maximum is thought to be caused by the atomic bunching effect which has been ignored in the ...
Peter Sigmund, 2006
10
Ion Beams in Materials Processing and Analysis
The three-dimensional N(x, y, z) ion distribution including the transversal ion straggling DRl for example at the edge of an implantation mask in the y-direction can be approximated by simple Gaussian distributions, with two straggling ...
Bernd Schmidt, Klaus Wetzig, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRAGGLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term straggling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Over 600 straggling sea turtle babies get 2nd chance at life …
Over 600 straggling sea turtle babies get 2nd chance at life, released into the Atlantic ocean. Published July 28, 2015. Associated Press. Facebook0 Twitter0 ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Nature notes: the broad-leaved everlasting pea
Commuters are often surprised to see a handsome, magenta-pink pea-flower straggling along grassy railway embankments. This is broad-leaved everlasting ... «The Times, Jul 15»
3
Uphill Battle in the Tour de France Gruppetto
But the race had barely started and here were huge names of the sport committing to a day of straggling. Mark Cavendish, the “Manx Missile,” a winner of 26 ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Dublin Coroner's Court told kayaker drowned navigating fast rapids
Shane Little, the only kayaker to have paddled the river previously, said the first section of the rapids was a “challenge but no one was straggling”. “I was waiting ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
Woman Who Found Her Doppelganger Just Found Her Second …
Terrance and Harry are straggling behind, unfortunately, they're each still without a match. But they've expanded their site and are now accepting new friends ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
6
Photos: Holiday-makers are unfazed by migrants straggling onto …
An incongruous scene has become increasingly common on Europe's beaches: tourists sunbathing, fishing and playing as bedraggled migrants make their way ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
7
Hulu signs big exclusives with Seinfeld and The Walking Dead spin-off
Hulu hasn't always had it easy. From struggles with Comcast to a straggling viewer base, the company has had its fair share of hurdles. But the wind of change is ... «TechRadar, Apr 15»
8
Android Lollipop still straggling, adoption barely passes 5% in March
Google has today updated the Android distribution data, and it looks like Android Lollipop—the Mountain View company's latest mobile OS, which was released ... «9 to 5 Google, Apr 15»
9
The European investment plan - A new Marshall plan for the EU?
... adapt to enhanced global competitiveness has left the EU straggling behind its competitors. The focus on austerity to resolve the crisis has had some success, ... «TheParliamentMagazine.eu, Mar 15»
10
Draghi To Urge European Leaders To Reform To Back ECB Stimulus
... week that they need to reform straggling economies or risk blunting an ambitious monetary offensive to help revive the stagnant euro zone. As the central bank ... «Business Insider, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Straggling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/straggling>. May 2024 ».
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