Collocations for "trailing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "trailing" in context.
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trail
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- went off the trail (and got lost)
- go skiing off trail
- stick to the trails
- a trail through the [forest, mountains]
- a [forest] trail
- followed the [forest] trail
- a trail [along the river, around the lake]
- a [10-km] trail
- the trail is [ten kilometers] long
- a map of the trails
- a guide to the trails
- a trail leading up to
- a [wide, narrow, dirt, paved] trail
- a [hiking, mountain bike, cross-country] trail
- a beautiful nature trail
- the trail went cold
- are on the trail of the [murderer, criminal]
- a trail of tears on her [cheek, face]
- a trail of [ants, breadcrumbs] (on the floor)
- trail the [deer, leader, suspect]
- trailed [him, the car] by [a distance, ten yards, five seconds]
- [the sound, his words, the car] trailed off
- trailed off in [the distance, the sunset, the dark]
- trailed (off) into [silence, darkness, the distance]
- trailed from the [door, entrance, beginning]
- [blood, oil, paint] trailed from [the, his]
- trailed along the [road, river, hall]
- trailed over the [field, hill, bridge]
- trailed through the [forest, hallway]
- trailed across the [road, field, floor]
- her [dress, ribbons] trailed across the [floor]
- trailed behind [him, the train, their mother, the leader]
- off-trail skiing
- check the trail map
- go trail running
'trailing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):