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stragglers

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "stragglers" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “stragglers” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
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stragglers

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

stragglers is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, stragglers is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofstragglers

1noun
  • A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
  • One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
  • One who roams without any settled direction.
  • A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
  • A roving vagabond.
  • Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
  • Something that stands alone or by itself.

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