Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
trolling and trawling. Seetrailer , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & vb. n. from
trail . - (Bot.) See under
Arbutus . - a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.
- a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective rail transport, of points and crossovers to
converge in the direction of travel - verb Present participle of
trail .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
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Examples
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I mean, the same redundant scribbled tag trailing from the U District down to Lake City to me denotes a psychological problem manifested by the person who scribbled it.
The Seattle Times’ Front-Page Graffiti Editorial « PubliCola 2010
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A short length of line was trailing from the rope handle; and I knew that I was good for a day, at least, if the sharks did not return.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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Scenes included hay bales stacked on a stubbled field, looming pylons trailing from a nuclear power station, road work signs on the motorway and neon hoardings for an American diner.
Snapshot: Channel 4 Ident: Bowling « Art & Business of Motion 2009
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"As Election Day neared with McCain trailing in the polls, 'campaign aides' began sniping at Palin as a" diva "who ignored top advisers and lacked" fundamental understanding "of key issues in the race."
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Blood trailing is a critical skill for all deer hunters, but especially bowhunters.
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A short length of line was trailing from the rope handle, and I knew that I was good for a day at least, if the sharks did not return.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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A short length of line was trailing from the rope handle; and I knew that I was good for a day, at least, if the sharks did not return.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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The pollster last month was the first to show Manchin trailing Raese, by three points.
American Crossroads make a major House play Aaron Blake 2010
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B y the way, last weeks Rasmussen poll had Palin trailing Obama by only 4 points if an election were held today.
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With Governor Culver trailing Terry Branstad by 19 points and Roxanne Conlin trailing Senator Grassley by 31 points, legislative Democrats could lose their majorities in the Iowa House and Senate thanks to the struggles at the top of the ticket.
joad.marshal commented on the word trailing
In the context of computer programming, the opposite of leading.
February 16, 2015