tracing Syllabification: (trac·ing)Pronunciation: /ˈtrāsiNG/Translate tracing | into Italian Definition of tracing noun a copy of a drawing, map, or design made by tracing it. a faint or delicate mark or pattern:tracings of apple blossoms against the deep greens of pines another term for trace1 (sense 3 of the noun). Figure Skating the marking out of a figure on the ice when skating. tracing in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tracing in the British & World English dictionary