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

Federal officials said the gunman had been plotting his attack and knew how to locate the agents using ICE tracking apps. —David K. Li, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025

Prior to India's missile test, the Chinese missile and satellite-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 was spotted in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia on September 18. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025

In the past no one would have known but now with real time flight tracking on every smart phone everyone will be able to track his plane. —Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025

Netanyahu’s last trip to the United States in July flew over Greece, Italy, and France, according to ADS-B Exchange, another flight tracking website. —Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 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