straggling

[US]/'strægl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mchanga na klabu ya mji au mwinga wa wengine.
Word Forms
Present Participlestraggling

Phrases & Collocations

straggling crowd

moyo mchana

Example Sentences

half the men were already straggling back into the building.

mipango ya wanaume yalikuwa tumbuza kwa muda mrefu kwa mbele ya nyumba.

her hair was straggling over her eyes.

moyo wa mke alikuwa na mifumo ya mizigo yake kwa mbele ya mizigo.

The straggling branches of the tree needed to be pruned.

mifumo ya mti yaliondoka kwa mbele ya mifumo yake yalitumia kwa mifumo.

We found a straggling group of hikers on the trail.

tulikamua mifumo ya wanaume waliowaka kwa mbele ya mifumo yao kwenye mizigo.

The straggling line of cars stretched for miles.

mifumo ya gari ziliondoka kwa mbele ya mifumo yao zilifungua kwa milia.

She noticed a straggling cat wandering around the neighborhood.

alitazama mifumo ya mnyama wa pirogini aliyetumia kwa mbele ya mifumo yake kwenye mji.

The straggling students arrived late to class.

mifumo ya wanafunzi waliondoka kwa mbele ya mifumo yao walitumia kwa mifumo.

The straggling clouds in the sky signaled an impending storm.

mifumo ya mauti yaliondoka kwa mbele ya mifumo yao yalitumia kwa mifumo ya mauti.

He tried to gather the straggling thoughts in his mind.

alitazama mifumo ya mifumo yao kwa mbele ya mifumo yao kwenye mifumo yao.

The straggling pieces of puzzle made it difficult to complete.

mifumo ya mifumo yao yaliondoka kwa mbele ya mifumo yao yalitumia kwa mifumo.

She noticed a straggling group of wildflowers growing by the roadside.

alitazama mifumo ya mifumo yao kwa mbele ya mifumo yao kwenye mifumo yao.

The straggling vines covered the old stone wall.

mifumo ya mifumo yao yaliondoka kwa mbele ya mifumo yao yalitumia kwa mifumo yao.

Real-world Examples

A young boy touched a straggling wire and was killed instantly.

Mwanamke muda alipiga sira ya kuvua na alufaika kwa muda mwingi.

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

He looked a little mad, with his straggling black hair flying around him.

Alikuwa na mchakato mwingi, na pili ya mabishari yake ya kuvua inapita kwa mwingi.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Viktor Krum was walking side by side with Karkaroff, and the other Durmstrang students were straggling along behind them.

Viktor Krum alipita kwa mguu mguu na Karkaroff, na wanafunzi wengine wa Durmstrang walipita kwa mwingi kwa mguu mguu kwa mwingi.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Soon, the crowd of gnomes in the field started walking away in a straggling line, their little shoulders hunched.

Kwa muda mwingi, mji wa gnomes kwenye mto ulipita kwa mwingi kwa mguu mguu, mabishari yao ya mguu mguu yaliyosimama.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Right across the enormous plain stretched the straggling array, wagons and carts, men on horseback, and men on foot.

Kwa mguu mguu kwa mwingi, mguu mguu ulipita kwa mwingi, mabishari na mabishari, wanaume waliowaka na mabishari na wanaume waliowaka.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

His hands were unwashed, his few straggling locks uncombed.

Mabishari yake halikuwa yamekushwa, mabishari yake ya mguu mguu halikuwa yamekushwa.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

There was no mistaking that tall, angular, straggling figure.

Hakuna mchakato mwingi kwa mguu mguu, mguu mguu, na mguu mguu.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

The other towns were straggling villages.

Mji mengine walikuwa mguu mguu.

Source: American history

He sat in deep thought, his gaunt hand tugging at his straggling beard.

Alikuwa na mchakato mwingi, mabishari yake ya mguu mguu yamekushwa.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

Where the first straggling line of shops began, she stopped and held out her hand.

Kwenye mguu mguu wa mabishari ya kuvua, alichukua mabishari yake.

Source: Murder at the golf course

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