straggle

n : a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons);

"a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"

v 1: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {stray}, {sidetrack},

{depart}, {digress}]

2: go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way;

"Branches straggling out quite far" [syn: {sprawl}]