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