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Definition of draggle in English: draggleverb ˈdraɡ(ə)lˈdræɡəl [with object]1Make (something) dirty or wet, typically by trailing it through mud or water. 拖脏，拖湿 the wet grasses had draggled her skirt to the knees rain soaked me, draggling my hair Example sentencesExamples - Small plants lay draggled on the floor, in a litter of branches and fallen leaves.
- A draggled muslin cap on his head and a dirty gunny-sack about his slim hips proclaimed him cook of the decidedly dirty ship's galley in which I found myself.
- Even now I can smell the muskiness at the heart of the clustered grapes, the same darkness that inhabits the thicket in the park, hatches moth wings, hides muddles of draggled feathers as they disintegrate.
- He would not creep about the country with moaning voice and melancholy eyes, with draggled dress and outward signs of wretchedness.
- The broad firm cheeks droop into a pouched flush as they sink downward into his draggled lace collar.
- She draggles her shawl.
- His dark-gold hair, damp and draggled, hung into his eyes, which were dilated and sunk into violet pools; his blank beautiful face was grey and sweating, his entire frame racked with shivering.
- The hair hung down, limp and draggled, or matted with dried blood where Hal's club had bruised him.
- 1.1no object Hang untidily.
凌乱地悬挂着 red hairs draggled dispiritedly from her chignon 几根红发无精打采地从她的发髻松垂下来。 Example sentencesExamples - Her fur was staring wet, draggled into points, and her tail was thick with black mud.
- 1.2archaic no object Trail behind others; lag behind.
〈古〉落在后面，掉队；缓慢地跟在后面 they draggled at the heels of his troop 他们慢吞吞地跟在他部队的后面。 Example sentencesExamples - With heavy hearts they draggled at the heels of his troop, as they marched down to the river-side to embark.
OriginEarly 16th century: diminutive and frequentative of drag. Rhymesgaggle, haggle, raggle-taggle, straggle, waggle Definition of draggle in US English: draggleverbˈdræɡəlˈdraɡəl [with object]1Make (something) dirty or wet, typically by trailing it through mud or water. 拖脏，拖湿 the wet grasses had draggled her skirt to the knees rain soaked me, draggling my hair Example sentencesExamples - His dark-gold hair, damp and draggled, hung into his eyes, which were dilated and sunk into violet pools; his blank beautiful face was grey and sweating, his entire frame racked with shivering.
- A draggled muslin cap on his head and a dirty gunny-sack about his slim hips proclaimed him cook of the decidedly dirty ship's galley in which I found myself.
- Small plants lay draggled on the floor, in a litter of branches and fallen leaves.
- He would not creep about the country with moaning voice and melancholy eyes, with draggled dress and outward signs of wretchedness.
- The hair hung down, limp and draggled, or matted with dried blood where Hal's club had bruised him.
- The broad firm cheeks droop into a pouched flush as they sink downward into his draggled lace collar.
- She draggles her shawl.
- Even now I can smell the muskiness at the heart of the clustered grapes, the same darkness that inhabits the thicket in the park, hatches moth wings, hides muddles of draggled feathers as they disintegrate.
- 1.1no object Hang untidily.
凌乱地悬挂着 red hairs draggled from under her cap Example sentencesExamples - Her fur was staring wet, draggled into points, and her tail was thick with black mud.
- 1.2archaic no object Trail behind others; lag behind.
〈古〉落在后面，掉队；缓慢地跟在后面 they draggled at the heels of his troop 他们慢吞吞地跟在他部队的后面。 Example sentencesExamples - With heavy hearts they draggled at the heels of his troop, as they marched down to the river-side to embark.
OriginEarly 16th century: diminutive and frequentative of drag. |