Tailing

Word TAILING
Character 7
Hyphenation tail ing
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Tailing"

What do we mean by tailing?

Refuse or dross remaining after ore has been processed. noun

The portion of a tailed beam, brick, or board inside a wall. noun

In elect.: In telegraphy, especially through cables, the discharge current due to the capacity of the line which continues to flow for an appreciable time after the signaling impulse has been received and modifies the character of the latter. noun

In automatic teleg., a mark, on the recording-tape of a receiving instrument, which is not caused by the signaling impulse proper but by the discharge current from the line. noun

In prospecting for coal, the outcrop of a carbon-carrying stratum at the surface of the ground. Called also smut and blossom. The vein peters out at the surface, or tails away to nothing, but leaves a stain under weathering. noun

A reckoning; tally; account. noun

In building, same as tail, 5 . noun

In surgery, same as tail, 5 . noun

Plural The parts or a part of any incoherent or fluid material separated as refuse, or separately treated as inferior in quality or value; leavings; remainders; dregs. noun

In calico-printing, a fault of impression on some part of the fabric, when the colors are blurred or altogether absent, through some defect in operation or treatment. noun

The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall. noun

Same as Tail, n., 8 (a). noun

Sexual intercourse. noun

The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing and winnowing; chaff. noun

The refuse part of stamped ore, thrown behind the tail of the buddle or washing apparatus. It is dressed over again to secure whatever metal may exist in it. Called also tails. noun

A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together. noun

Present participle of tail. verb

The act of following someone. noun

The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall. noun

Sexual intercourse noun

To follow and observe surreptitiously.

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.

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tailing

The word "tailing" in example sentences

Then a 4-1/2 year old buck came in tailing a doe that was in estrous. ❋ Unknown (2007)

That heated water is then dumped into an ever-increasing number of so-called tailing ponds -- which are really the size of lakes -- to begin a process of settling out the clay and sand and recycling the water to be used again. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you brake too soon, with the tip held too high, the forward-moving line will collide either with the rod or with itself, creating what's called a tailing loop. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The Army Corps has often issued permits to create so-called tailing ponds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Department of Justice officials for use against members of a New York organized crime family who were wary of conventional surveillance techniques such as tailing a suspect or wiretapping him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The pastime of "tailing" a bull is somewhat singular. ❋ Various (N/A)

Such an impulse, following immediately upon the interruption of the circuit of the transmitting battery, acts to destroy the effect of the "tailing" or static discharge of the line, L, upon the receiving instrument, and also to neutralize the same throughout the line. ❋ Various (N/A)

That first assignment of "tailing" kept him thirty-six hours without sleep, but he stuck to his trail, stuck to it with the blind pertinacity of a bloodhound, and at the end transcended mere animalism by buying a tip from a friendly bartender. ❋ Arthur Stringer (1912)

At another time, when "tailing" on a badger-game case, he equipped himself as a theatrical "bill-sniper," followed his man about without arousing suspicion, and made liberal use of his magnetized tack-hammer in the final mix up when he made his haul. ❋ Arthur Stringer (1912)

This neutralized the "tailing" effect by clearing the line between pulsations, thus allowing the telegraphic characters to be clearly and distinctly outlined upon the tape. ❋ Frank Lewis Dyer (1905)

So in terms of linearity, maybe Denmark and Finland together up 2011 over 2010, but Denmark kind of tailing off offset by Finland? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The technique is called a "roving bug," and was approved by top US Department of Justice officials for use against members of a New York organized crime family who were wary of conventional surveillance techniques such as tailing a suspect or wiretapping him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Experts say African countries spying on foreign companies tend to use more traditional methods such as tailing managers or buying information from drivers, cleaners and local staff. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And The New York Post reports that the US Internal Revenue Service has been 'tailing' UBS bankers in an attempt to try and find out who their clients are. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We pulled up and I shut off the engine, and we immediately spotted a redfish "tailing" in the shallows. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 09 what we assumed is a provision of $20 million in the first quarter kind of tailing down to about the $10 million or $15 million level by fourth quarter.

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