Thesaurus / trailing
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Truly the flag of Britain was trailing in the mire, or these men would not have dared to address him in that fashion.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYLet the folds be adorned with leaves and branches fastened to them, while a trailing wreath covers the gay-decked gates.
THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT ROMECYRIL BAILEYThe captain's white gig having been manned, he seated himself in the stern sheets, a large flag trailing in the water behind him.
SKIPPER WORSEALEXANDER LANGE KIELLANDPlenty Buffalo, skilled in trailing, had not hesitated to announce that the tracks were those of Indian ponies.
MYSTERY RANCHARTHUR CHAPMANBut he'd been trailing McFann for bootlegging and was pretty sure Jim was riding a horse with a broken shoe.
MYSTERY RANCHARTHUR CHAPMANShe went slowly by, owing, it was afterwards ascertained, to the fact that she had ninety fathoms of cable trailing from her bows.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEThe voice, trailing away through silence and the night, had a tone of supernatural sweetness.
THE DRAGON PAINTERMARY MCNEIL FENOLLOSAAnd was back an instant later, trailing Jeff Arnold as the latter brushed past him into the office.
WE'RE FRIENDS, NOWHENRY HASSECash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
CABIN FEVERB. M. BOWERHer little bronze bedroom slippers peeped in and out from her trailing draperies of topaz-coloured silk.
A BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEELCYRIL ARTHUR EDWARD RANGER GULLWORDS RELATED TO TRAILING
- a while later
- after a while
- afterward
- attendant
- back
- coming
- coming after
- coming next
- consecutive
- consequent
- consequential
- directly after
- ensuing
- henceforth
- hinder
- in pursuit
- in search of
- in the wake of
- later
- later on
- latter
- next
- next off
- on the scent
- posterior
- presently
- proximate
- pursuing
- rear
- resulting
- sequent
- sequential
- serial
- seriate
- specified
- subsequent
- succeeding
- successive
- supervenient
- then
- trailing
- when
- coursing
- exploration
- field sport
- following
- frisking
- game
- hounding
- hunting
- inquest
- inquiry
- inquisition
- interrogation
- investigation
- look-see
- meddling
- probe
- prosecution
- prying
- pursuance
- pursuing
- pursuit
- quest
- race
- raid
- reconnaissance
- research
- rummage
- scrutiny
- seeking
- sifting
- snooping
- sporting
- steeplechase
- study
- tracing
- trailing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.