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

• 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

Lynn Foster is certain the cuts to programs included in the tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month means the end of bird and bee tracking. —Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025

According to the tracking site Cruise Mapper, the ship is expected to return to Miami at 6 a.m. on July 26. —Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025

Calling the business side a distraction, Johnson is hiring new leadership and expanding Blueprint into clinics, certification programs, and personalized biomarker tracking, teasing investment into the longevity company. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 July 2025

The album — with all versions, old and new, combined — earned 79,000 equivalent album units in the latest tracking week, a gain of 1,489%. —Jim Asker, Billboard, 23 July 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