tail
noun
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the back end of its body.
are tailing
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present progressiveof tail.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"The conversation will continue in our crown-Indigenous working group on the long-term management of these environmental liabilities that are tailing ponds," spokeswoman Kaitlin Power said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023
It isn’t clear how many paparazzi are tailing the car, and at what distance.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
Yes, deaths are tailing off now, but that is because of the restrictive measures to which Rippetoe objects.
From Scientific American ● May 9, 2020
Space Force commander said two Russian satellites are tailing an advanced U.S. spy satellite above the Earth and at times come within 100 miles of the billion-dollar spacecraft.
From Fox News ● Feb. 11, 2020
How come you guys are tailing those guys?
From "And That's How It Was, Officer" by Ralph Sholto
