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Chasing vs Trailing - What's the difference?

chasing | trailing |

As verbs the difference between chasing and trailing

is that chasing is present participle of lang=en while trailing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between chasing and trailing

is that chasing is engraved or embossed decoration while trailing is fabric or other material that trails.

As an adjective trailing is

that converges in the direction of travel.

chasing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • engraved or embossed decoration
    • gold with chasings of silver

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    trailing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (rail transport, of points and crossovers) That converges in the direction of travel.

    • Antonyms

    * facing

    Derived terms

    * trailing points

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Fabric or other material that trails.
  • * Mary E. Wilkins, The Portion of Labor
  • * 2010 , Regina S. Baraban, Joseph F. Durocher, Successful Restaurant Design
    • All too often, the spout of a soap dispenser rests over the counter and leaves trailings of soap that must be wiped up frequently if a clean appearance is to be maintained.

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