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trailing
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
trailing
(adjective)
trail
(verb)
trailing
/
ˈ
treɪlɪŋ/
adjective
trailing
/
ˈ
treɪlɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRAILING
[
more trailing; most trailing
]
1
:
having stems that hang downward or rest on the ground
trailing
flowers/plants/vines
trailing
rosemary
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2
:
forming the back or last part of something
the
trailing edge
of the airplane's wing [=the edge of the wing that is not facing forward]
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