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".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Neal Smith:

   What's interesting is, if you look at the rear T-38, you see these shocks kind of interact in a curve, this is because the trailing T-38 is flying in the wake of the leading aircraft, so the shocks are going to be shaped differently. This data is really going to help us advance our understanding of how these shocks interact.

2. John Felton:

   I'm not doing nothing, because I have a Michigan plate, other than that why are you trailing me? you made direct eye contact with me and held onto it when I was passing you.

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. 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.

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