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trailing
We have found lemma(root) word of trailing : trail.
Definitions
[treɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something
(e.g: a trail of blood on the grass)
- a long thin part or line stretching behind or hanging down from something
(e.g: smoke trails)
- a beaten path through the countryside
(e.g: country parks with nature trails)
- a trailer for a film or broadcast
(e.g: a recent television trail for ‘The Bill’)
- the rear end of a gun carriage, resting or sliding on the ground when the gun is unlimbered
Phrases:
- at the trail
- trail arms
- trail one's coat
Origin
:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French traillier ‘to tow’, or Middle Low German treilen ‘haul a boat’, based on Latin tragula ‘dragnet’, from trahere ‘to pull’. Compare with trawl. The noun originally denoted the train of a robe, later generalized to denote something trailing
[treɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- draw or be drawn along behind someone or something
(e.g: Alex trailed a hand through the clear water)
- walk or move slowly or wearily
(e.g: he baulked at the idea of trailing around the shops)
- follow (a person or animal) by using marks or scent left behind
(e.g: Sam suspected they were trailing him)
- be losing to an opponent in a game or contest
(e.g: the defending champions were trailing 10—5 at half-time)
- give advance publicity to (a film, broadcast, or proposal)
(e.g: the bank's plans have been extensively trailed)
- apply (slip) through a nozzle or spout to decorate ceramic ware
Phrases:
- at the trail
- trail arms
- trail one's coat
Origin
:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French traillier ‘to tow’, or Middle Low German treilen ‘haul a boat’, based on Latin tragula ‘dragnet’, from trahere ‘to pull’. Compare with trawl. The noun originally denoted the train of a robe, later generalized to denote something trailing
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