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

But marine biologist Barbara Block, whose lab oversees the tracking project, noted that Lovers Point is outside the range of that buoy. —Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025

This can create clutter, reduce detection sensitivity, interfere with target tracking and impede critical weather forecasting, according to the DOE. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025

Applicant Tracking Systems Reward Restraints Most resumes now pass through applicant tracking systems before a human sees them. —K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

As rare as his speed might be, the rookie continues to show his ball tracking is just as valuable for completing those deep passes. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 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