Definitions for Trailing
trail·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trailing, trackingnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. trailingadjective

   to converge in the direction of travel

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1. trailing

   Trailing generally refers to following behind or coming after something or someone. It could also refer to the situation of being behind in a race, competition, or any comparative context. Moreover, in botany, it describes a plant that grows along the ground without ascending any support. Finally, in finance, 'trailing' is used when referring to past figures or performance, like "trailing earnings" or "trailing returns".

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1. Trailing

   of Trail

2. Trailing

   a. & vb. n. from Trail

Matched Categories

1. • Animal
   • Pursuit

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Anagrams for Trailing »

1. ringtail

2. trialing

How to pronounce Trailing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Trailing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trailing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trailing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Trailing in a Sentence

1. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   Marco Rubio is trailing in Florida by 17 points. You know what, why aren't they telling him to get out and get behind me? I have a better chance of winning in Ohio than he does in Florida. I mean this is nonsense.

2. Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images -RRB- His:

   I just got back and made an incredible play, i was just trying to gather the ball. Most of the time on a break like that, if you block it, they might have a player trailing to get the ball and lay it up. It worked out perfect for me. Now I ’m probably all over the internet for it.

3. William Wordsworth:

   Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. The soul that rises with us, our life's star, hath had elsewhere its setting, and comet from afar: not in entire forgetfulness, and not in utter nakedness, but trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home.

4. George Stephanopoulos:

   The president is approaching his State of the Union in a pretty difficult political position right now, 37% approval rating, Democrats trailing badly in the midterm polling, a majority in our recent poll out this morning even question the president’s mental capacity. How is he going to turn that around on Tuesday night? And how much has his State of the Union been changed by this war in Ukraine?

5. David Yepsen:

   Jeb is trailing in the polls, he's got nothing to lose.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Trailing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trailing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trailing
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Trailing