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retracing

retracing is the present participle and gerund of retrace.

Meaning of retrace

Verb

retrace (third-person singular simple present retraces, present participle retracing, simple past and past participle retraced)

  1. (transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
  2. (transitive) To go back over something, usually in an attempt at rediscovery.
    • He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.
  3. (intransitive) To undergo retracement.

See all 5 meanings of retrace

Noun

retracing (plural retracings)

  1. Act of tracing again.

Forms of retracing

pluralretracings

Phrases with retracing

Questions about retracing

What does retracing mean?
Retracing means act of tracing again.
What is retracing the present participle and gerund of?
Retracing is the present participle and gerund of retrace.
What part of speech is retracing?
Retracing is a noun.
What is the plural of retracing?
The plural of retracing is retracings.

Words near retracing in the dictionary

  1. retracer
  2. retracers
  3. retraces
  4. retraces one's steps
  5. retraceth
  6. retracing
  7. retracing one's steps
  8. retracings
  9. retrack
  10. retracked
  11. retracker

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retracing (page history and authors); retrace (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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