trail
verb (used with object)
to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
are trailing
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present progressiveof trail.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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Across the state, county and city ballot measures raising levies are trailing or have been defeated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Nearly all of these funds are trailing the S&P 500 over the past 12 months as well as over the last three and five years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
These are trailing distribution yields based on the past 12 months’ payouts.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
A lot of the economic statistics are trailing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
I shiver, and keep glancing behind me into the shadows, as though my mother and father are trailing me like ghosts.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
