trailing

Plural: trailings

Noun

• the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
• Fabric or other material that trails.

Verb

• to lag or linger behind
• go after with the intent to catch
• move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
• hang down so as to drag along the ground
• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
  • "The toddler was trailing his pants"
• present participle and gerund of trail

Adj

• That converge in the direction of travel.
• That follows behind; especially, that is attached and pulled behind.

Examples

• no trailing whitespace characters
• the trailing comments
• the trailing railcars

Synonyms

chase, chase after, dog, drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, give chase, go after, hang back, shack, tag, tail, track, tracking, trail, train

Antonyms

facing, leading

Related Words

semi-trailer, tractor-trailer, trailer

Anagrams of trailing