trailing
verb
- 1
To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
“The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woods.”
- 2
To drag (something) behind on the ground.
“You'll get your coat all muddy if you trail it around like that.”
- 3
To leave (a trail of).
“He walked into the house, soaking wet, and trailed water all over the place.”
- 4
To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
“His new film was trailed on TV last night.”
- 5
To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
“The bride's long dress trailed behind her as she walked down the aisle.”
- 6
To run or climb like certain plants.
- 7
To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
“Our parents marched to church and we trailed behind.”
- 8
To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
- 9
To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
- 10
To flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.
- 11
To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
noun
- 1
Fabric or other material that trails.
adjective
- 1
(of points and crossovers) That converges in the direction of travel.
- 2
That which is attached and pulled behind.
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