trail
verb (used with object)
to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
trailed
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past participleof trail.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof trail.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
trailverb (used with object)to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
Example Sentences
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“Yeah, probably, because …” He trailed off, thinking for several seconds.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
They trailed their peers by more than 13 percentage points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The 23-year-old from China had trailed Madison Keys 5-0 in the deciding set of their third-round match on Saturday before winning seven successive games to secure her spot in round four.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Lowell and Karina are trailed to the east by Tropical Storm Marie, currently a few hundred miles south of Baja California and "expected to become a hurricane later today," the NHC said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
As soon as they'd gone by, Guiteau trailed them as far as the White House gate.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
