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tailing

verb

Meaning

  1. To follow and observe surreptitiously.
  2. To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
  3. To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
  4. To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
  5. To pull or draw by the tail.
  6. The act of following someone.
  7. The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
  8. Sexual intercourse
  9. The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
  10. A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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