to trail
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1.6
- verb
- /treɪl/
- Though he'd taken off of school sweater and trailed it now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him.
- long streamers trailed
Examples
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The roads were dry, and dust trailed behind the pickup that had turned into my gravel drive.
Fiction book (1990) -
Parading the streets, trailing your coat, bowling along.
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Your hair is Practically trailing in your food.
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From the top of the drinking vessel trailed a thin column of steam.
Fiction book (1992) -
The original shadow that had trailed behind the figures in the photograph has been omitted.
Academic text (2007) -
White turbulence swirled around it, trailing away behind as the thing continued to move forward.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her cheeks flushed crimson, and a thin blue smoke trailed away from her shoulders and legs.
Fiction book (1991) -
Behind it, the big rig is trailing a swirling comet tail of nitrogen vapor.
Fiction book (1991) -
Capone struts up to the front desk, trailed by enough luggage to sink Cleopatra's barge.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her long dress was too big, so it kept trailing on the floor behind her.
Synonyms
2
5.0
To guide a plant to grow along a support
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Compounds
2
3.3
A light motorcycle made for riding on rough unpaved paths with strong tires and springs to absorb bumps
1
9.3
An old route in the United States where cowboys drove cattle from Texas to Kansas in the late 1800s
1
7.6
A long trail in Alaska from Anchorage to Nome used for the annual dog sled race
1
5.5
An old route from Missouri to New Mexico used by settlers moving west in the 1800s
A long dog sled race across Alaska that happens every year and covers about 1,000 miles
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Etymology
Trail comes from an old Latin root trahere meaning 'to pull', and you can think of tractor which pulls things. So to trail something is to let it be pulled or dragged behind you, like a dress or a leash.