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• present participle of tail.

tailing

American  

[tay-ling] / ˈteɪ lɪŋ /

noun

1. the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.

2. tailings,

   1. Building Trades. gravel, aggregate, etc., failing to pass through a given screen.

   2. the residue of any product, as in mining; leavings.

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tailing British  

/ ˈteɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. the part of a beam, rafter, projecting brick or stone, etc, embedded in a wall

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Etymology

Origin of tailing

First recorded in 1640–50; tail ¹ + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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tailing

And that is why, on a weekday in September, Khosla is tailing the truck on Highway 99, to see whether it’s headed to a biomass plant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

But consider that, for one year, that 6.9% price increase has come on top of a tailing distribution rate of 8.82%, which is based on the current price.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

But data provided by Blanchet shows the genre rapidly tailing off in the early 2010s.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

She is in the early stages of developing a tool to quickly identify behaviour like lurking and tailing, and direct help when it is needed.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

He waited for the lightning but it was tailing off and when the next one came and then the next he knew that the storm had taken out their tracks.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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