retracking

/riˈtrækɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of retrack; the act of following or monitoring something again, especially after losing the trail or signal.
    • The app is retracking your steps to help you find where you parked.
    • The team is retracking the suspect's movements from earlier in the day.
    • The drone is retracking the wildlife migration after a temporary signal loss.
  2. Present participle of retrack; the act of going back over a previously traveled route.
    • The cyclist was retracking the same loop to check for a dropped water bottle.
    • We spent the afternoon retracking our hike through the canyon.
    • Retracking the old path took longer than expected because of the overgrown brush.
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