Thesaurus / fall behind
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synonyms for fall behind
- chase
- falter
- lag
- pull
- dally
- dangle
- dawdle
- delay
- dog
- drag
- draggle
- draw
- droop
- extend
- flag
- halt
- hang
- haul
- hunt
- linger
- loiter
- plod
- poke
- procrastinate
- pursue
- shadow
- shag
- spook
- spoor
- stalk
- straggle
- stream
- tail
- tarry
- tow
- trace
- track
- traipse
- trudge
- bedog
- bring up the rear
- drop back
- fall back
- follow a scent
- hang back
- hang down
- nose out
- poke along
- string along
- tag along
- take out after
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How to use fall behind in a sentence
Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENDo not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSMore soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.
SENSE OF OBLIGATIONHENRY MAXWELL DEMPSEY (AKA HARRY HARRISON)In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
TINTINNALOGIA, OR, THE ART OF RINGINGRICHARD DUCKWORTH AND FABIAN STEDMANThe Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.
TINTINNALOGIA, OR, THE ART OF RINGINGRICHARD DUCKWORTH AND FABIAN STEDMANI seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEAs the window dropped, Ripperda saw the wounded postilion fall on the neck of his horse.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERIt mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENThe Indian turned his head, and spoke to some one behind; one after another a score of figures rose.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONWORDS RELATED TO FALL BEHIND
- bedog
- bring up the rear
- chase
- dally
- dangle
- dawdle
- delay
- dog
- drag
- draggle
- draw
- droop
- drop back
- extend
- fall back
- fall behind
- falter
- flag
- follow a scent
- halt
- hang
- hang back
- hang down
- haul
- hunt
- lag
- linger
- loiter
- nose out
- plod
- poke
- poke along
- procrastinate
- pull
- pursue
- shadow
- shag
- spook
- spoor
- stalk
- straggle
- stream
- string along
- tag along
- tail
- take out after
- tarry
- tow
- trace
- track
- traipse
- trudge
- bedogged
- brought up the rear
- chased
- dallied
- dangled
- dawdled
- delayed
- dogged
- dragged
- draggled
- drew
- drooped
- dropped back
- extended
- faltered
- fell back
- fell behind
- flagged
- followed a scent
- halted
- hauled
- hung
- hung back
- hung down
- hunted
- lagged
- lingered
- loitered
- nose out
- plodded
- poked
- poked along
- procrastinated
- pulled
- pursued
- shadowed
- shagged
- spooked
- spoored
- stalked
- straggled
- streamed
- string along
- tagged along
- tailed
- tarried
- took out after
- towed
- traced
- tracked
- traipsed
- trudged
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