trailering
USTRAY-ler-ing/ˈtɹeɪləɹɪŋ/UKTRAY-luh-ing/ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of trailer.
They were trailering the racecar across three states for the championship.
Trailering a heavy load means checking the hitch and the tire pressure first.
Note
A verb made straight from the noun: to trailer something is to load it onto a trailer, the unpowered towed vehicle, or to haul it that way. As a progressive it pairs with be (they were trailering the racecar). As a gerund it names the whole activity, which is why it sits easily beside hitches and loads. The verb draws on the towing sense of the noun, not the US senses of trailer as a home.
trailering is a form of trailer
trailer, verb: To load something onto a trailer, or to carry it by trailer. Full entry
- Spelling
- trailer → trailering: add -ing
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