tailing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of tail
noun
  1. The act of following someone.
  2. The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
  3. The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
  4. A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.

Word forms

tailing tailings

Related words

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