2syllables
tailing
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tailing is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, tailing is hyphenated as:
Definitions oftailing
1verb
- To follow and observe surreptitiously.
Example: "Tail that car!"
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
Example: "This vessel tails downstream."
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To pull or draw by the tail.
1noun
- The act of following someone.
- The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
- Sexual intercourse
- The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
- A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.
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