trailing vs training

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trailing or training?

What is the difference between trailing and training?

trailing means "the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind". training means "activity leading to skilled behavior".

Which is more common, trailing or training?

training is the more common of the two — banded "Core" against "Familiar" for trailing. Commonness is measured against a large corpus of everyday English, not judged.

Can trailing and training be used in the same place in a sentence?

Both work as nouns, so they are grammatically interchangeable. That is exactly what makes the meaning difference worth checking.

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