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- [treyl]
- /treɪl/
- /treɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [treyl]
- /treɪl/
Definitions of trail word
- verb with object trail to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind. 1
- verb with object trail to bring or have floating after itself or oneself: a racing car trailing clouds of dust. 1
- verb with object trail to follow the track, trail, or scent of; track. 1
- verb with object trail to follow along behind (another), as in a race. 1
- verb with object trail to mark out, as a track. 1
- verb with object trail to tread down or make a path through (grass or the like). 1
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Origin of trail
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English trailen to draw or drag in the rear; compare Old English træglian to tear off; cognate with Middle Dutch traghelen to drag; akin to Latvian dragât to tear off, drag
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Parts of speech for Trail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trail popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trail
verb trail
- aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
- be on to — (Idiomatic) To figure out; to realize the truth.
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
noun trail
- after-effect — The after-effects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
- aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
- aftershock — Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
- back alley — dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
- berm — a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
Antonyms for trail
Top questions with trail
- how long is the appalachian trail?
- what was the trail of tears?
- how long does it take to hike the appalachian trail?
- how long is the pacific crest trail?
- when was the trail of tears?
- what is the trail of tears?