trailing

jäljittäminen puhekieltä That converges in the direction of travel.
(present participle of)
Fabric or other material that trails.
Mary E. Wilkins, The Portion of Labor

(..) their roots, projecting in fibrous sprawls from their trunks, were their feet, and she pictured them advancing with wide trailings, and rustlings as of green draperies (..)

All too often, the spout of a soap dispenser rests over the counter and leaves trailings of soap that must be wiped up frequently if a clean appearance is to be maintained.