tailing vs following

tailing and following both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tailing	Yes	No	No	No
following	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, following is a hypernym of tailing; that is, following is a word with a broader meaning than tailing:

Other hypernyms of tailing include chase, pursual, pursuit.

tailing (noun)	following (noun)
the act of following someone secretly	the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
	a group of followers or enthusiasts

tailing (adjective)	following (adjective)
	going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
	in the desired direction
	about to be mentioned or specified
	immediately following in time or order