Synonyms of trailing

trailing 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another

the detectives' trailing of the suspect led them to the stolen merchandise

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

trailing

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verb

present participle of trail

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of

we trailed our friend into the woods, inadvertently spoiling his plans for a solitary hike

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trailing

Noun

But in the second half, and with the Seahawks trailing, Fleury opened up the offense, much to the team’s benefit. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Van Dam said the Dutch were surprised to win the right to host the Solheim Cup, with golf trailing well behind in the list of most popular sports in the Netherlands fronted by soccer, tennis and field hockey. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

The pilot can then adjust speed and make turns by pulling steering brake lines to deform the trailing edge or shifting weight in the harness. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Seattle shot 32% (12 of 38) from the field and two of 11 (18%) from behind the arc before going into halftime trailing by 19. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Its leading edge sweeps back 37 degrees, with a 28-degree sweep along the trailing edge. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Profits barely budged until mid-2025, then accelerated, rising 25% on a trailing, four-quarter basis through Q1 of 2026. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Meanwhile the company repurchased $6 billion of stock over the trailing year, roughly 100 million shares. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The room is framed by a mural trailing across the top of the walls, by local artist Rafael Arana, tracking scenes from the life of Gilded Age heiress Arabella Huntington. — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 26 July 2026

Verb

Burrow is 1-34 when trailing in the final eight minutes of regulation. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

The Phillies rallied with back-to-back homers from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper after trailing 3-1 in the seventh. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS) is up less than 9% in 2026, trailing the S&P 500. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Paxton is trailing Talarico by 3 points, according to aggregate survey data from RealClearPolling. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

With the Red Sox trailing after losing the opener of the best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Yankees 9-0, Gray will face a fan base on Wednesday night that gave him the Bronx brush-off in 2017 and 2018. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Rehashing the final minute UConn had the ball on 1st-and-10 from the Miami 38-yard line, trailing by three with a timeout and 42 seconds left on Saturday, and didn’t pick up another yard. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

The Raiders pulled it off after trailing by 11 points in the second half. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Since tackles began being tracked in 1994, Rodriguez’s 28 tackles are the fourth most by a Dolphin in their first three games with the franchise, trailing only Zach Thomas (36), Kiko Alonso (30) and Dannell Ellerbe (30). — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026