- present participle of trail.
trailing
Example Sentences
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At first, he came across as assured that the car could work for him in town, before trailing off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As well as Black Forest Labs, Europe has other competitive AI companies, including France's Mistral, but is still seen as trailing US firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic and Chinese labs such as DeepSeek.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Chinese open weight models are being released at a rapid pace, with benchmarks showing the country's top models trailing US rivals by only a few months.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
With the Rams trailing 17-7, they marched to the 49ers’ one-yard line, where they faced fourth-and-goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Frank glanced back and saw Iola and Chet running after them with Mimi trailing close behind.
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
