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trailing

trailing

1 3.7
Following tracks to find a person or animal
  • noun
  • /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
: seguimiento
  • During the safari, we observed the guide trailing the footprints of a lion to find its resting place.

Look into those three things, do some rabbit trailing and I'll stop there.

Examples

  • For instance, I blew a hole and I've been trailing it or any night has and they've been trailing for three miles.

  • Say for instance, I blew a hole and I've been trailing it or at any night has and they've been trailing for three miles.

  • The dog skillfully followed the scent, demonstrating his talent for trailing deer through the forest.

  • The detective was expert at trailing suspects to gather important evidence for the case.

Synonyms

chase
vstrailing
231 1.0

A pursuit to catch someone or something

is about using ground signs rather than fast running to catch someone
pursuit
vstrailing
125 4.0

To follow and try to catch someone or something

uses marks and signs on the ground to continue the search
stalking
vstrailing
  • Offensive
48 6.1

Following an animal quietly to get near it before you hunt it

focuses on using ground marks and signs rather than silent close approach
hunting
vstrailing
45 2.2

Looking carefully to find something or someone

centers on using physical signs on the ground to find targets rather than broad search
prowl
vstrailing
22 6.3

A quiet search around a place for something

focuses on using marks on the ground rather than quiet searching movement
tracking
vstrailing
15 2.7

Following animal or person tracks to find them

focuses on using marks and signs on the ground to find someone
pursuing
vstrailing
6 3.2

Following someone to try to catch them

relies on physical marks and signs rather than general searching methods
stalk
vstrailing
2 7.9

A quiet hunt in which a hunter moves slowly to catch an animal

emphasizes use of marks on the ground rather than silent close approach
tailing
vstrailing
1 7.1

To follow someone without their knowledge to watch where they go

focuses on using marks and signs on the ground to find someone
following
vstrailing
1 4.2

The act of going after someone to catch them

focuses on reading marks and signs rather than staying physically close

Compounds

trailing edge
  • Specialized
1 7.0

The rear edge of a wing or blade opposite the front edge

trailing arbutus
  • US
1 9.9

A low shrub that keeps green leaves all year and has pink or white flowers that smell sweet

trailing axle
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A pair of wheels not powered placed behind the driving wheels on a steam locomotive

trailing four o'clock
  • US
9.9

A low plant with groups of three deep pink flowers near the ground

trailing windmills
  • US
9.9

A low plant with clusters of bright pink flowers near the ground

How Close

to hound
61 6.1
stalking
  • Offensive
48 6.1
trailing
1 3.7
tracking
191 3.2
following
1 4.2

Surface Forms

trailing singular
trailings plural

Morphology

trailing = trail (transparent) = trail + ing

The word is a straightforward derivation from the verb 'trail' with the gerund suffix '-ing', indicating the act of trailing.

Etymology

Trailing comes from the verb trail, which originally meant 'to pull' or 'drag' from the old Latin trahere 'to pull', the same root as tractor. So to trail someone is to follow their path or tracks, as if you are being pulled along behind them.