- scraggling
- scrag·gling
English syllables. 2014.
scraggling
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scraggling — g(ə)liŋ adjective Etymology: scrag (I) + le + ing : scraggly … Useful english dictionary
scraggly — adjective Etymology: alteration of scraggling, preh. irregular from 2scraggy Date: 1869 irregular in form or growth < scraggly hills > < a scraggly beard >; also unkempt … New Collegiate Dictionary
scraggle — ˈskragəl, raig noun ( s) Etymology: probably back formation from scraggled, scraggling, scraggly : sparse or ragged growth scraggles of grass scraggle of fresh beard Conrad Richter … Useful english dictionary
scraggled — ld adjective Etymology: from scraggling, after such pairs as English dangling (present participle of dangle) (I) : dangled (past participle of dangle) (I) : scraggly … Useful english dictionary
