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

Sensing capabilities and tracking systems should also be designed with the capability to operate in stealth mode. —Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Sony is suggesting a weekend opening the $28 million range, while tracking shows Boyle’s film coming in at $30 million or more. —Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025

Their system was inspired by meteor tracking, with cameras pointed in various angles to catch the entire night sky. —Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 June 2025

At least since the dawn of pitch tracking in 2008, no one has thrown the pitch harder than Morejon’s 88.3 mph in a major-league game. —Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 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