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

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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. Ted Cruz:

   You know it's interesting, this issue did not seem to concern Donald until a little over a week ago when suddenly he was trailing in the polls in Iowa.

2. Khaled Abdel Majeed:

   At the moment the Saudi market is 15 times trailing earnings for 2015, but earnings in the first quarter of 2016 were flat, so zero growth, so if you annualise that and assume there will be no growth in 2016, then you are talking forward earnings of 15 times, at that price, I don't think I am being paid enough to take that risk. If it was trading at 10 times, then yes, maybe.

3. David Yepsen:

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

4. Shailesh Kshatriya:

   Equities seem to be taking some comfort from the Fed announcement, however the benefits are not as far-reaching as domestic investors would like with the TSX trailing the U.S. today.

5. Brian Fonseca:

   He's taken three different positions in the last eight months. Wasserman Schultz -- backed by President Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton -- also disagreed with Canova’s suggestion that she did not have the support of black voters in the district. Wasserman cited in part the backing of the Congressional Black Caucus. It’s unclear whether the debate, or the Sanders-fueled donations, will make the difference for Tim Canova. The Tim Canova campaign touted polling released at the end of the Democratic National Convention showed Tim Canova trailing by 8 points, 46-38 percent. This was after she stepped down at the DNC amid a scandal over leaked emails. But Wasserman Schultz is not taking any chances, bringing in heavyweights like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. In some ways, the race is reminiscent of the Sanders-Clinton race. This race has a lot of parallels with the national Democratic primary in that you have a moderate candidate competing against a more progressive candidate.

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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