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 of tracking

• pursuit
• tracing

Examples of tracking in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Flight-tracking data showed the jet took off for the 12-hour flight from Hong Kong International Airport, according to the website FlightAware. —Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 18 June 2026

The capability allows operations and logistics leaders to ask questions about their delivery network in plain language and get answers from the same platform already managing route planning, dispatch, tracking, proof of delivery, and customer communication. —Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026

Without attorneys or a certified mail tracking number, Mollica may have been out of luck. —Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026

These numbers create a unique tracking label for every card in the deck. —John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026

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