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

Often favoring intimate, nervy tracking shots, Janis Mazuch’s cinematography is fluid and unassuming — save for in one showpiece shot, circling a raucous musical gathering in Pristina’s central town square. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026

Witness interviews, video evidence, and Zeah's ankle monitoring tracking data helped identify him as a suspect. —Dennis Valera, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026

Mobile units have core tasks of license plate collection and vehicle pattern tracking. —Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Homeland Security has also been exploring partnerships with license-plate reader companies like Flock Safety to expand their tracking capabilities. —Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 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