Trailed vs. Trialled — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Trailed and Trialled
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Trailed
To allow to drag or stream behind, as along the ground
The dog ran off, trailing its leash.
Trialled
(British spelling) trial
Trailed
To drag (the body, for example) wearily or heavily.
Trailed
To follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting; track.
Trailed
To follow the course taken by; pursue
Trail a fugitive.
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Trailed
To follow behind
Several cruisers trailed by an escorting destroyer.
Trailed
To lag behind (an opponent)
Trailed the league leader by four games.
Trailed
To drag or be dragged along, brushing the ground
The queen's long robe trailed behind.
Trailed
To extend, grow, or droop loosely over a surface
Vines trailing through the garden.
Trailed
To drift in a thin stream
Smoke trailing from a dying fire.
Trailed
To become gradually fainter; dwindle
His voice trailed off in confusion.
Trailed
To walk or proceed with dragging steps; trudge
Trailed along in glum silence.
Trailed
To be behind in competition; lag
Trailing by two goals in the second period.
Trailed
A marked or beaten path, as through woods or wilderness.
Trailed
An overland route
The pioneers' trail across the prairies.
Trailed
A marked course through one or more bodies of water, as for recreational boaters or divers.
Trailed
A mark, trace, course, or path left by a moving body.
Trailed
The scent of a person or animal
The dogs lost the trail of the fox.
Trailed
Something that is drawn along or follows behind; a train
The mayor was followed by a trail of reporters.
Trailed
A succession of things that come afterward or are left behind
Left a trail of broken promises.
Trailed
Something that hangs loose and long
Trails of ticker tape floated down from office windows.
Trailed
The part of a gun carriage that rests or slides on the ground.
Trailed
The act of trailing.
Trailed
Simple past tense and past participle of trail
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