[
US
/ˈtɹeɪɫ/
]
[ UK /tɹˈeɪl/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈeɪl/ ]
VERB
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drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
She trained her long scarf behind her
The toddler was trailing his pants -
go after with the intent to catch
the dog chased the rabbit
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley -
hang down so as to drag along the ground
The bride's veiled trailed along the ground -
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
John trailed behind his class mates -
to lag or linger behind
But in so many other areas we still are dragging
NOUN
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a track or mark left by something that has passed
there as a trail of blood
a tear left its trail on her cheek - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
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evidence pointing to a possible solution
the police are following a promising lead
the trail led straight to the perpetrator
How To Use trail In A Sentence
- Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
- They sneak forward to climb up the small gap between the lorry 's cab and trailer. The Sun
- Beyond the stand of trees, well away from the road, the hiking trail became dark.
- The trails should provide a skiing flow so there aren't too many long uphills or sharp turns at the bottom of steep downhills.
- Fuss' photograms have reproduced water droplets, birds in flight, moving light and even a trail of snakes moving across light-sensitive paper, dusted with talcum powder.
- The tractor was there with the trailer attached, its tailboard unfastened.
- ‘If we fail, send reinforcements…’ Her voice trailed away again, and they saw her shudder.
- Brad Murphy on Sep 14, 2008 one more thing people, stop affiliating this with steve carrell. kevin james has his own style and this video shows none of it so dont expect this movie to be at all like this trailer. he does his own thing, not imitate steve carrell Unfunny Mall Cop Viral Video with Kevin James « FirstShowing.net
- The closely-packed _mitraille_ tore the icy crust into powder, fifty yards beyond the doomed bird, which settled, throbbing with a mortal tremor, upon the ice, shot through the head. Adrift in the Ice-Fields
- At the end of the day, you can come back here for cleanup, or there's cold cream in your trailer. SWIMMING TO CATALINA
