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

There have been several cases involving people using the tiny Apple tracking devices to keep tabs on their exes. —Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 5 June 2024

Police said detectives then found a GPS tracking device on the woman’s car with account information connected to Bustin. —Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024

He was arrested the following month after a tracking device placed on his Kia Soul recorded his movements in forestland between Redding and Susanville. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024

Amazon says its pilots will actively monitor and control its Prime Air drones using other tracking tech once the drones are out of sight, and has tested its drones around planes, helicopters, and even a hot air balloon in flight. —Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 30 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tracking

• multi-tracking
• tracking shot
• tracking stock