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backtrailing

backtrailing is the present participle and gerund of backtrail.

Meaning of backtrail

Verb

backtrail (third-person singular simple present backtrails, present participle backtrailing, simple past and past participle backtrailed)

  1. To backtrack along a trail.
    • If they didn't, they would then have to backtrail to try to pick it up1990, Wesley Ellis, Lone Star 97/bounty, →ISBN

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Questions about backtrailing

What is backtrailing the present participle and gerund of?
Backtrailing is the present participle and gerund of backtrail.

Words near backtrailing in the dictionary

  1. backtracking
  2. backtrackings
  3. backtracks
  4. backtrail
  5. backtrailed
  6. backtrailing
  7. backtrails
  8. backtransfer
  9. backtransferred
  10. backtransferring
  11. backtransfers

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