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- [treyl]
- /treɪl/
- /treɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [treyl]
- /treɪl/
Definitions of trailed word
- verb with object trailed to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind. 1
- verb with object trailed to bring or have floating after itself or oneself: a racing car trailing clouds of dust. 1
- verb with object trailed to follow the track, trail, or scent of; track. 1
- verb with object trailed to follow along behind (another), as in a race. 1
- verb with object trailed to mark out, as a track. 1
- verb with object trailed to tread down or make a path through (grass or the like). 1
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Origin of trailed
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 Trailed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trailed 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".
trailed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trailed
adj trailed
- hunted — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
verb trailed
- beetled — Projecting over.
- catenated — Connected in a chain or series.
- circumambulated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate.
- dallied — to waste time; loiter; delay.
- dangled — Simple past tense and past participle of dangle.
noun trailed
- coursed — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
Antonyms for trailed
verb trailed
- led — simple past tense and past participle of lead1 .
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