- present participle of trail.
trailing
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The Orange got the ball on their own 32-yard line with 3:36 remaining while trailing 27-23.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Yet even in the thrilling 6-3 win against Daniel Farke's side, which remains one of only two games he has started this campaign, he was withdrawn at half-time with Chelsea trailing 1-0.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Leading off the bottom of the 12th, trailing by a run, Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero smacked a grounder to third base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
While Nixon remains competitive in the final weeks of the general election, most polls show her still trailing her opponent, Republican incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody, by several points.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Theseus found his way out of the labyrinth by trailing a thread behind him; to Penelope this seemed a waste of good embroidery floss.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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