trail
verb (used with object)
to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
has been trailing
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present perfect progressiveof trail (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Mallory McMorrow, a state senator, has been trailing in third place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Another Democrat, Rep. Barbara Lee, 77, of Oakland, has been trailing in fourth place, based on polls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
For the past few days, the government has been trailing its White Paper with a series of eye-catching announcements promising tougher sentences for terrorists, violent offenders and motorists who kill.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2020
Engels has been trailing Gillum during the campaign, posting disparaging articles.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2018
The building, seen from the end, presented the same extraordinary change that is to be noted when a long ocean steamship which has been trailing across the horizon turns, shrinks, and comes bow on.
From The Mayor of Warwick by Herbert M. (Herbert Müller) Hopkins
