Synonyms of tailing

tailing 1 of 2

noun

ˈtā-liŋ 

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another

the reporter's constant tailing of the candidate resulted in an exclusive scoop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuit
• tracking
• trailing
• tracing
• chasing
• shadowing
• chase
• pursuing
• tagging
• search
• hounding
• dogging
• following
• hot pursuit
• track
• trail
• path
• seeking
• tagging along

tailing

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verb

present participle of tail

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of

detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chasing
• tracking
• pursuing
• escorting
• trailing
• following
• tracing
• accompanying
• dogging
• shadowing
• hounding
• tagging
• coursing
• running after
• watching
• bird-dogging
• running
• hunting
• seeking
• observing
• eyeing
• chaperoning
• searching (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tailing

Noun

What starts as harmless tailing quickly evolves into something much more dangerous — Bret’s high-speed pursuit isn’t subtle, and Robert turns the tables on him by pulling over and then tapping Bret’s Mercedes 450SL from behind. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

Unlike other hard metals, tungsten is largely nontoxic, but the byproducts from mining it—called tailings—contain other harmful metals including arsenic, copper, zinc and lead and can leach into the environment. — Ari Sen, Scientific American, 13 June 2026

Verb

Keirin cycling involves riders tailing behind a pace bike which gradually increases its speed over three circuits of a velodrome. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Since 1952, Salar de Talabre, a tailing basin, has been used to dispose of mining waste from Chuquicamata; these days, too, from Radomiro Tomic and Ministro Hales. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026