tracking

noun

track·​ing ˈtra-kiŋ 

1

: the assigning of students to a curricular track

2

: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning

Synonyms

• chase
• chasing
• dogging
• following
• hounding
• pursuing
• pursuit
• shadowing
• tagging
• tailing
• tracing
• trailing

Examples of tracking in a Sentence

took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers

Recent Examples on the Web

Tennessee and North Carolina have reported the first sightings of what will soon become a 13-state swarm of the noisy (but harmless) insects, according to the tracking site Cicada Safari. —Usa Today, USA Today, 3 May 2025

The team used video tracking software to monitor how precise the undergraduate’s timekeeping was. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 May 2025

Recently, the the VSP was impacted by government staffing cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, but tracking illnesses on board cruise ships continues. —Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025

If tracking proves correct, the combination of the two films could deliver the biggest Memorial Day weekend in history in terms of overall ticket sales, not adjusted for inflation. —Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tracking

• multi-tracking
• tracking shot
• tracking stock

Rhymes for tracking

• backing
• blacking
• clacking
• cracking
• hacking
• jacking
• lacking
• packing
• racking
• sacking
• slacking
• smacking