Antonyms for tracing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : trey-sing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtreɪ sɪŋ |
Definition of tracing
Origin :- late 14c., "to make a plan or diagram," from Old French trasser "delineate, score, trace, follow, pursue" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *tractiare "delineate, score, trace" (cf. Spanish trazar "to trace, devise, plan out," Italian tracciare "to follow by foot"), from Latin tractus "track, course," literally "a drawing out," from past participle stem of trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)).
- Meaning "to pass over" (a path, etc.) is attested from late 14c.; that of "track down, follow the trail of" is early 15c., from trace (n.1). Sense of "draw an outline of" is first recorded late 14c. Meaning "copy a drawing on a transparent sheet laid over it" is recorded from 1762. Related: Traced; tracing.
- verb seek, follow
- verb draw around
- He also gave me a copy of the sonnet and a tracing of his son's photograph.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He slid to his feet and went about tracing it with his little up-tilted nose.
- Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- He never wearied of tracing the features of one so fair and good as she.
- Extract from : « Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 » by Various
- He went on tracing elaborate patterns on the floor for a good while.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- I unfolded the tracing paper and found on it drawings of a machine gun.
- Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
- He is tracing on a most interesting field, the operation of cause and effect.
- Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
- Cadogan remained by the rail, tracing the course of the little boat on the sea.
- Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
- Tracing of maps or plates should not be allowed, unless with a soft pencil.
- Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
- If we're horse thieves you won't have much trouble in tracing us.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish
- Munich,” he murmurs, tracing its course through the timetable, “depart 2.15.
- Extract from : « Diary of a Pilgrimage » by Jerome K. Jerome
Synonyms for tracing
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