Trailing Synonyms and Antonyms

To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tarrying
  2. procrastinating
  3. poking
  4. loitering
  5. lingering
  6. lagging
  7. dragging
  8. dilly-dallying
  9. delaying
  10. dawdling
  11. dallying
To follow closely or persistently
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tagging
  2. heeling
  3. dogging
Lag behind, follow
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tracking
  2. tracing
Antonyms:
  1. leading
To lag or linger behind
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. training
  2. dawdling
  3. lingering
  4. dragging
  5. tarrying
  6. loitering
Antonyms:
  1. leading
The pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tracking
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. behind
  2. endmost
  3. hunting
  4. swept along
  5. falling behind
  6. crawling
  7. creeping
Antonyms:
  1. ahead
  2. foremost

Words Related to Trailing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Trailing Sentence Examples

  • Your communiqué—" "Is this real?" one of the men trailing asked in surprise.

  • Gerry asked, trailing her into the condo.

  • He chuckled again and glanced back at the others, who were trailing behind.

  • There are four sections in the game, namely, drawing, guarding, trailing and driving.

  • It was Lydia's trailing smoke that floated it to life.

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