Definition of "trailing" []

• To converge in the direction of travel (adjective)
• Present participle of trail. (verb)

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• "I mean, the same redundant scribbled tag trailing from the U District down to Lake City to me denotes a psychological problem manifested by the person who scribbled it."
• "A short length of line was trailing from the rope handle; and I knew that I was good for a day, at least, if the sharks did not return."
• "B y the way, last weeks Rasmussen poll had Palin trailing Obama by only 4 points if an election were held today."