trailed

Verb

trail (third-person singular simple present trails, present participle trailing, simple past and past participle trailed)

1. (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
   • The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woods.
2. (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
   • You'll get your coat all muddy if you trail it around like that.
3. (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
   • He walked into the house, soaking wet, and trailed water all over the place.
4. (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
   • His new film was trailed on TV last night.
5. (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
   • The bride's long dress trailed behind her as she walked down the aisle.
6. (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
   • The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.1954 July 29, J.R.R. Tolkien, “I: A Long-Expected Party”, in The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings; 1), →ISBN

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