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Lagging Behind Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "TRAILING" which means:
- noun
- • The pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind verb
- • To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- • To drag (something) behind on the ground.
- • To leave (a trail of).
- • 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.
- • To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
- • To run or climb like certain plants.
- • To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
- • To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
- • To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
- • To flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.
- • To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon. adjective
- • (of points and crossovers) that converges in the direction of travel.
- • That which is attached and pulled behind.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The hiker followed the trailing vines through the dense forest."
- • "We spotted a trailing cloud of smoke in the distance."
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