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trail·ing [ˈtreɪlɪŋ] ADJ attr, inv HORT

trailing
Kletter-
trailing plant
Kletterpflanze f <-, -n>
trailing rose
Schlingrose f

I. trail [treɪl] N

1. trail (path):

trail
Weg m <-(e)s, -e>
trail
Pfad m <-(e)s, -e>

2. trail (track):

trail
Spur f <-, -en>
to be on the trail of sth/sb
etw/jdm auf der Spur sein
trail of dust/smoke
Staubwolke f /Rauchfahne f
a paper trail
ein schriftlicher Beweis
to be hot on the trail of sb
jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein
to follow a trail HUNT
einer Fährte folgen
to leave a trail
eine Spur hinterlassen

II. trail [treɪl] VB trans

1. trail (follow):

to trail sb/an animal
jdm/einem Tier auf der Spur sein

2. trail (drag):

to trail sth
etw nachziehen
to trail sth (leave behind)
etw hinterlassen

3. trail (in a competition):

to trail sb/sth
hinter jdm/etw liegen

III. trail [treɪl] VB intr

1. trail:

trail (drag)
schleifen <schleifte, hat geschleift>
trail (plant)
sich acc ranken

2. trail (be losing):

trail
zurückliegen

3. trail (move sluggishly):

to trail [after sb]
[hinter jdm her] trotten
to trail along the street/into a room
die Straße entlangschlendern/in ein Zimmer schlurfen

off-ˈtrail ADV

off-trail
abseits vom Weg [o. Pfad]

ˈcam·paign trail N

campaign trail
Wahlkampftour f

trail off VB intr

trail off
verstummen

ˈva·pour trail N

vapour trail
Kondensstreifen m <-s, ->

digi·tal ˈtrail N

digital trail
digitale Spur f

trail-blaz·ing [ˈtreɪlbleɪzɪŋ] ADJ attr

trail-blazing
bahnbrechend
OpenDict entry

trail VB

to trail sb (follow)
jdn verfolgen
to trail sb (follow)
jdm folgen
to trail one's finger across a line
mit dem Finger eine Linie nachfahren
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Hinterkantenklappe f AVIAT
trailing-edge flap
Present
Itrail
youtrail
he/she/ittrails
wetrail
youtrail
theytrail
Past
Itrailed
youtrailed
he/she/ittrailed
wetrailed
youtrailed
theytrailed
Present Perfect
Ihavetrailed
youhavetrailed
he/she/ithastrailed
wehavetrailed
youhavetrailed
theyhavetrailed
Past Perfect
Ihadtrailed
youhadtrailed
he/she/ithadtrailed
wehadtrailed
youhadtrailed
theyhadtrailed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

trailing plant
Kletterpflanze f <-, -n>
trailing rose
Schlingrose f
to trail one's finger across a line
mit dem Finger eine Linie nachfahren
to be put off a scent [or trail]
die Spur verlieren
to be hot on the trail of sb
jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The onside kick is a low-percentage play, generally justified only late in a game when the kicking team is trailing in the score.
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It had wide-span double retractable trailing-edge flaps, these were extended into the propeller slipstream for takeoff.
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It has trailing and twining stems and variable leaves, ovate to triangular or arrow-shaped, 2555 mm long and 240 mm wide.
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It was fitted with leading edge slats, which were linked to trailing edge flaps.
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Common names include creeping fuchsia, climbing fuchsia or trailing fuchsia.
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