DRAGGLE


Meaning of DRAGGLE in English

ˈdragəl, -raig- verb

( draggled ; draggled ; draggling -g(ə)liŋ ; draggles )

Etymology: drag (II) + -le

transitive verb

: to make thoroughly wet : make limp and sodden by wetting : drag or trail (as through dirt or mire) : drabble , besmirch

a bough of brier rose whose pale blossoms sweet were draggled in the dust — William Morris

intransitive verb

1. : to trail on the ground : become wet or dirty by being dragged or trailed

her long gown draggling on the ground

2. : to straggle in the rear : trail along with a slovenly or dragging gait : shuffle

the girl draggles about in sneakers and a short cotton frock — Frank Swinnerton

most of the actors draggle through their paces — Time

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.