trailing /ˈtɹeɪ.lɪŋ/adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •That follows behind; especially, that is attached and pulled behind.the trailing commentsno trailing whitespace characters •That converge in the direction of travel. noun1 •Fabric or other material that trails.[…] their roots, projecting in fibrous sprawls from their trunks, were their feet, and she pictured them advancing with wide trailings, and rustlings as of green draperies […] — 1901 formstrailings
