trailing

/ ˈtreɪlɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of a plant) having a long stem which spreads over the ground or hangs loosely

   trailing ivy

Example Sentences

The S&P 500 index now trades for 26 times trailing per-share earnings, far above historic norms.

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They packed up and left on Jan. 2, then returned the next day, after a report of smoke in the area, for another round of cold trailing, Villanueva said.

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Coming into Thursday trading, GM stock was up about 6% year to date, trailing behind the S&P 500 by about nine percentage points.

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“I want to go out there and make history,” Bradley said with Team USA trailing 11.5 to 4.5 heading into Sunday’s singles play.

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Sliwa, trailing in the polls, says he gets calls from people telling him it’s time to go.

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Related Words

• lagging