tailing — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of following someone.

2. The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.

   Examples

   […]iron Bar forming a Tailing for the stones which lie in the doorways

3. The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

4. A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.

Noun

1. the act of following someone secretly

   Synonyms

   shadowing

   Broader terms

   pursuitchasepursualfollowing