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

According to data from MarineTraffic, a vessel tracking platform owned by Kpler, the Skipper's registered owner is Triton Navigation Corporation; its beneficial owner is listed as Thomarose Global Ventures. —Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025

The case against them has not been uploaded to the federal government's court tracking system. —Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025

The idea is modeled after TopGolf, the family-friendly alternative to golf that offers ball tracking and mini-games, all while allowing multiple players to enjoy together. —Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

Just quiet version bumps that slowly turned safe extensions into powerful tracking tools. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 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