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trailing

/ˈtɹeɪ.lɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Trailing means: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind.

Synonyms for trailing1

noun, as in the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

What does trailing mean?1

noun

1

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with trailing?15

three syllables

detailingprevailingunveilinginhaling
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Trailing in a sentence

  • Benedito hiked up a steep mountain trail with his billy goat trailing behind.Amastan
  • City are trailing United by a single goal.sundown
  • We found our way accidentally, trailing a dog walker during our allowed hour-long daily exercise.Cangarejo
  • Miroslav was trailing Anna in the woods.Amastan
  • Tom is trailing in the polls.acell

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Forms of trailing

as a noun

plural
trailings