Pull and Trailing

Pull

Pull noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.

Trailing and pull are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trailing" instead a noun "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

Trailing

Trailing noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.
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Synonyms for Trailing

Pull and trailing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pull" instead the word "Trailing" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: trail, trailed

Both words in one sentence

  • Impaled Palm With nothing but bare stone for him to aim a cord-trailing arrow at, she extends her hand and allows him to shoot it through her palm, after which other elves can pull the archer to safety.
    Source: Impaled Palm
  • Down to the Last Play In the next round, he's fouled at the buzzer with Jefferson trailing by two points; he makes the first shot to pull Jefferson to within one, but on the shot that would send the game into overtime ... he deliberately misses.
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Trailing and Pull. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull/trailing
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