Definition of "retracing" [retracing]

• Present participle of retrace. (verb)

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• "They couldn't desert Pesky at this point, nor were they keen on the idea of retracing their steps by themselves."
• "His joy was great when he saw me, and his progress towards recovery was so rapid that he abandoned the idea of retracing his steps, and encouraged by my presence, thought he could accomplish the journey to London without danger."
• "Here I should explain that after much discussion we had abandoned the idea of retracing the route followed by Marais on his ill-fated journey towards Delagoa."