释义 |
trailing I. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of trailen to trail 1. : a trailing branch or shoot : runner 2. : the act or process of fusing bits of molten glass on glass articles to form decorative designs II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of trailen to trail 1. : straggling, creeping < a trailing plant > 2. : of, relating to, or borne by the trailing wheels < a trailing truck > < trailing weight > • trail·ing·ly adverb |