tail
noun
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the back end of its body.
have been tailing
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present perfect progressiveof tail.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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The current sixth-generation Camaro, introduced in 2016, has done well on the racetrack, but sales have been tailing off in recent years.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
A British officer in love with a ballerina helps her evade Russian agents who have been tailing her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2020
Other funds will go toward Macy’s e-commerce efforts, which have been growing but struggle to make up for the pace at which physical stores have been tailing off — a common story among its rivals.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2017
Now she worries about the unknown Mandarin-speaking men who have been tailing her in Bangkok for weeks.
From Time ● Jan. 18, 2016
That sparked fears of a devastating human epidemic, but only around 200 people have died from the disease since then, and cases have been tailing off.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 26, 2012
