Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: trailed
IPA transcription: [tɹ'eɪld]
Usage examples
  • "Here, I'm being trailed."
  • Her voice trailed off vaguely
  • The voice trailed off in silence.
  • I'd hate to be trailed by Indians in earnest.
  • They trailed me down and cornered me here two hours ago.
  • Felix marched over to Uncle Roger's, and we trailed after, scenting a scene.
  • The words trailed into an indistinct murmur, punctuated by Dunk's jarring cackle.
  • I don't like being trailed in this fashion, so if it's any of your boys just you whistle 'em off."
  • For it wore a big hat, like the one in the picture, and its dress trailed all about it," replied Sylvia.
  • Early one evening, struggling with a sonnet that twisted all awry the beauty and thought that trailed in glow and vapor through his brain, Martin was called to the telephone.