Synonyms of tailing

tailing 1 of 2

noun

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

2 of 2

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
• watching
• running after
• bird-dogging
• running
• hunting
• seeking
• eying
• observing
• eyeing
• chaperoning
• searching (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting