Following
Following noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.
Usage example: took part in the following of the coyote
Tagging along and following are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tagging along" instead a noun "Following".
Tagging along
Following and tagging along are semantically related. You can use "Following" instead a noun phrase "Tagging along".
Both terms in one sentence
- He goes after them, following a van he is led to believe to contain his son to the FBI Headquarters' parking garage, with Whit Carver tagging along.
Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Film -
Then it's subverted; she once again announces she won't keep tagging along with them, and follows through this time (and Eru and Isla, lacking their Only Sane Woman, get themselves in trouble by following Tsukasa into the mens' showers).
Source: Gilligan Cut
Cite this Source
Tagging along and Following. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/following/tagging_along
Following & Tagging along. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/following/tagging_along>.
Tagging along or Following. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/following/tagging_along.
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