Tailing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Tailing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of tail.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of tail.
More Meanings
- The act of following someone.
- (architecture) The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
- A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.
- (obsolete) The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
Example Sentences
[…]iron Bar forming a Tailing for the stones which lie in the doorways
Word Forms
- tailings
Synonyms for tailing
Depending on context, synonyms include shadowing, following.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include following, shadowing, follow, tracking, dove, residues.
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