- present participle of trail.
trailing
Example Sentences
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The trailing two-month divergence in March 2000, the month in which that bubble burst, was greater than 40 percentage points — more than four times the current divergence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
That’s made their trailing performance look great relative to the Agg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
China, long seen as trailing the United States on frontier AI, has been closing that gap fast.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
A statuesque figure of death, trailing black fabric, sweeps up the casualties of war with the efficiency of a human vacuum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
I walked to the door, Audrey trailing me.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
