Definition of Tailgating

1. Verb. (present participle of tailgate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tailgating

1. tailgate [v] - See also: tailgate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tailgating

tailerons
tailers
tailfan
tailfans
tailfin
tailfins
tailflower
tailgate
tailgate-party
tailgate parties
tailgate party
tailgated
tailgater
tailgaters
tailgates
tailgating
tailgut
tailhead
tailheads
tailings
taillamp
taillamps
taille
tailles
tailless
tailless tenrec
taillessness
tailleur
tailleurs

Literary usage of Tailgating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Traffic Safety and the Driver by Leonard Evans (1991)
"Returning to the driving question, we have all observed one vehicle dangerously tailgating another on a stretch of multi-lane freeway containing no vehicles ..."

2. Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay by Michael Bochenek, A. Widney Brown (2001)
"They went driving after us, tailgating us and yelling and screaming. "It wasn't all bad. A lot of people were very friendly. But the people that weren't ..."

3. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"Most could make quality wood products but had virtually no marketing skills other than "tailgating" and peddling to nearby specialty ..."

4. British Virgin Islands Alive! by Harriet Greenberg, Douglas Greenberg (2005)
"Drivers are polite, but tailgating is common and cars often pass in unexpected spots. Anyone who lives in a large US city will not even notice. ..."

5. Traffic Safety and the Driver by Leonard Evans (1991)
"Returning to the driving question, we have all observed one vehicle dangerously tailgating another on a stretch of multi-lane freeway containing no vehicles ..."

6. Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay by Michael Bochenek, A. Widney Brown (2001)
"They went driving after us, tailgating us and yelling and screaming. "It wasn't all bad. A lot of people were very friendly. But the people that weren't ..."

7. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"Most could make quality wood products but had virtually no marketing skills other than "tailgating" and peddling to nearby specialty ..."

8. British Virgin Islands Alive! by Harriet Greenberg, Douglas Greenberg (2005)
"Drivers are polite, but tailgating is common and cars often pass in unexpected spots. Anyone who lives in a large US city will not even notice. ..."

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