n. 25B6; noun
he left a trail of clues 007C; a trail of devastation : SERIES, string, chain, succession, sequence; aftermath.
wolves on the trail of their prey : TRACK, spoor, path, scent; traces, marks, signs, prints, footprints.
the plane's vapour trail : WAKE, tail, stream.
a trail of ants : LINE, column, train, file, procession, string, chain, convoy; queue.
country parks with nature trails : PATH, pathway, way, footpath, track, course, route.
25B6; verb
her robe trailed along the ground : DRAG, sweep, be drawn; dangle, hang (down), droop.
the roses grew wild, their stems trailing over the banks : HANG, droop, fall, spill, cascade.
Sharpe suspected that they were trailing him : FOLLOW, pursue, track, shadow, stalk, hunt (down); run to earth, run to ground; informal tail.
the defending champions were trailing 105 at half time : LOSE, be down, be behind, lag behind.
I hate trailing round the shops : TRUDGE, plod, drag oneself, traipse, trek; N. Amer. informal schlep.
her voice trailed off : FADE, tail off/away, grow faint, die away, dwindle, subside, peter out, fizzle out.