trailing

trailing
Synonyms and related words:
bugging, chase, chasing, cloak-and-dagger work, consecutive, counterespionage, counterintelligence, dogging, electronic surveillance, espial, espionage, follow, follow-up, following, heeling, hounding, hue and cry, hunting, intelligence, intelligence work, military intelligence, observation, prosecution, pursual, pursuance, pursuing, pursuit, quest, searching, secret police, secret service, seeking, sequel, sequence, series, shadowing, spying, stakeout, stalking, succeeding, surveillance, tailing, tracking, tracking down, wiretap, wiretapping

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  • Trailing — Trail Trail (tr[=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a deer, or hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trailing — trail|ing [ treılıŋ ] adjective a trailing plant has stems that grow very long or hang down: trailing ivy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • trailing — adjective a trailing plant grows along the ground or hangs down: ivy and other trailing plants …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • trailing — semi·trailing; trailing; …   English syllables

  • trailing — UK [ˈtreɪlɪŋ] / US adjective a trailing plant has stems that grow very long or hang down trailing ivy …   English dictionary

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