Synonyms for
Tracing
Definition
Tracing means following the outline or path of something, especially using a pen or pencil to copy it.
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Common collocations
- tracing paper
- tracing lines
- tracing its origins
- tracing a pattern
- tracing a route
- tracing a signature
- tracing the steps
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Usage note
The word 'tracing' can refer to the act of drawing a copy of something, or to following the history or development of something. Ensure context clarifies the intended meaning.
Example sentences
- I am tracing my hand on the paper.
- She is tracing the letters of her name.
- The teacher is tracing the map on the board.
- I love tracing pictures of animals.
- My little sister is tracing her favorite cartoon character.
Quotes
Life is but a faint tracing on the surface of mystery. - Annie Dillard
I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body... I enjoy tracing my hand. - Ellen DeGeneres
Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain. - Elie Wiesel