Synonyms:
trailing, tracking
Meaning: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
Usage examples
He was tracking the headless rider.
But despite his superior attainments in the tracking craft, he was compelled to relinquish it.
Nessus issued from his hiding place, and, with steps as silent and stealthy as those of a tiger tracking his prey, followed the man.
The stillness was presently broken by joyful barks, and Darrow, tracking the sound, overtook Effie flying down one of the long alleys at the head of her pack.