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noun the act of following someone or something closely

adjective pertaining to the act of following closely behind

• The detective was tailing the suspect to gather more evidence.
• I saw a car tailing us on the highway last night.
• I can't believe that guy is still tailing his ex-girlfriend, he needs to move on.
• The shadow of doubt was tailing him wherever he went.

noun the cargo or passengers carried by a ship on a return trip

• The after-burden of the economic crisis will be felt for years to come.
• We're still dealing with the after-burden of last night's party.
• I can't believe the after-burden of that breakup is still lingering.
• The after-burden of his mistakes weighed heavily on his conscience.