tailing
The word “tailing” has 2 syllables: tail-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈteɪlɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for tailing?
In the thesaurus, “tailing” has 46 synonyms and 4 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for tailing along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for tailing
- accompanying
- at the end
- bird-dogging
- chaperoning
- chase
- chasing
- coursing
- dogging
- escorting
- eyeing
- eying
- farthest
- following
- furthest
- hindermost
- hindmost
- hot pursuit
- hounding
- hunting
- intelligence
- last
- lattermost
- observing
- path
- pursuing
- pursuit
- rearmost
- reconnaissance
- remotest
- running
- running after
- search
- secret service
- seeking
- shadowing
- tagging
- tagging along
- tracing
- track
- tracking
- trail
- trailing
- undercover operations
- undercover work
- underground activities
- watching
Antonyms for tailing
- guiding
- heading
- leading
- piloting
Meanings of tailing
- verb
- To follow and observe surreptitiously.
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into.
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To pull or draw by the tail.
- noun
- The act of following someone.
- The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
- Sexual intercourse.
- The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
- A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.
Example Sentences
- The hikers saw a deer tailing behind its mother in the forest.
- The kite soared high in the sky, its long tail gracefully tailing behind.
- The detective spent hours tailing the suspect, trying to gather evidence.
- The comet left a bright trail, its tailing streak visible in the night sky.
- The lizard was tailing a bug, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tailing, such as: accompanying, at the end, bird-dogging, chaperoning, chase, chasing, coursing.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
tagging
- accepting
- accompanying
- adopting
- appointing
- banging
- bashing
- battering
- batting
- beaning
- beating
- belting
- biffing
- bird-dogging
- bludgeoning
- bobbing
- bonking
- bopping
- boxing
- braining
- branding
- buffeting
- bumping
- bunging
- bunting
- busting
- butting
- calling
- caning
- captioning
- chaperoning
- chase
- chasing
- cherry-picking
- choosing
- chopping
- clapping
- clipping
- clobbering
- clocking
- clouting
- clubbing
- conking
- coursing
- cracking
- creaming
- cudgeling
- cudgelling
- cuffing
- culling
- decking
- designating
- dogging
- drubbing
- dumping
- earmarking
- electing
- embracing
- entitling
- escorting
- espousing
- eyeing
- eying
- felling
- fixing
- flailing
- flicking
- flogging
- flooring
- following
- hallmarking
- hammering
- handpicking
- hanging one on
- hitting
- hot pursuit
- hounding
- hunting
- identifying
- jabbing
- jostling
- kicking
- kneeing
- knocking
- knocking down
- labeling
- labelling
- lacing
- lambasting
- lashing
- leveling
- levelling
- licking
- mangling
- marking
- mauling
- nailing
- naming
- nominating
- observing
- pasting
- path
- pelting
- peppering
- picking
- poking
- pommeling
- pommelling
- pounding
- preferring
- preselecting
- prodding
- pummeling
- pummelling
- punching
- pursuing
- pursuit
- pushing
- rabbit-punching
- rapping
- roughing
- running
- running after
- sapping
- scuffing
- search
- seeking
- selecting
- setting
- shadowing
- shoving
- skulling
- slamming
- slapping
- slashing
- sledgehammering
- sledging
- slogging
- slugging
- smacking
- smiting
- socking
- spearing
- stabbing
- stamping
- stigmatizing
- striking
- stroking
- styling
- sucker punching
- swatting
- swiping
- switching
- tabbing
- tagging along
- tailing
- taking
- tapping
- terming
- thrashing
- thumping
- thwacking
- ticketing
- titling
- tracing
- track
- tracking
- trail
- trailing
- walloping
- watching
- whacking
- whaling
- whipping
- zapping
tagging along
- accompanying
- associating
- attending
- bringing
- chaperoning
- chase
- chasing
- companioning
- companying
- conducting
- consorting
- convoying
- defending
- dogging
- escorting
- following
- guarding
- guiding
- hot pursuit
- hounding
- leading
- path
- piloting
- protecting
- pursuing
- pursuit
- search
- seeing
- seeking
- shadowing
- squiring
- steering
- tagging
- tailing
- tracing
- track
- tracking
- trail
- trailing
- ushering
- walking
tailgating
- dogging
- following
- hounding
- shadowing
- tailing
- trailing
accompanying
- accidental
- associated
- associating
- attendant
- attending
- bringing
- casual
- chance
- chancing
- chaperoning
- co-occurring
- coexistent
- coexisting
- coincident
- coincidental
- coinciding
- collateral
- companioning
- companying
- concomitant
- concurrent
- concurring
- conducting
- connected
- consequent
- consorting
- contemporaneous
- contemporary
- convoying
- defending
- ensuing
- escorting
- flukey
- fluky
- following
- fortuitous
- freak
- guarding
- guiding
- happening
- happing
- incident
- incidental
- leading
- linked
- piloting
- protecting
- related
- resultant
- resulting
- seeing
- shadowing
- simultaneous
- squiring
- steering
- subsequent
- synchronizing
- synchronous
- tagging
- tagging along
- tailing
- transpiring
- ushering
- walking
- with