Following and Trail

Following

Following noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.

Usage example: took part in the following of the coyote

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Trail and following are semantically related In some cases you can use "Trail" instead the word "Following" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: follow, follower, followed

Trail noun - A rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps.

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Following and trail are semantically related in line topic. Sometimes you can use "Following" instead a noun "Trail".

Nearby Words: trailed, trailer, trailing

nice	nice following	nice trail
certain	certain following	certain trail
fair	fair following	fair trail
small	small following	small trail
Other adjectives: actual, massive, large, huge, little, tiny, impressive, major, wide.

Actually, that was some sort of luminescent capsule designed to make tracking his target similar to following a blood trail by leaving a trail of bright green glowstick juice.

Source: Incredibly Obvious Bug
In The Elenium, Sparhawk and his friends track Adus through a maze by following the blood trail he was leaving from a wound he received shortly before entering the maze.

Source: Trail of Bread Crumbs
A similar sequence happens while following the wounded Cunningham's blood trail through the caves.

Source: Video Game / SD Snatcher

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