(n)trace, hint, tint, suggestiona just detectable amount“he speaks French with a trace of an accent”, “a hint mockery in her manner”, “a tint of glamour”
(n)trace, vestige, tincture, shadowan indication that something has been present“there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim”, “a tincture of condescension”
(n)tracing, tracea drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
(v)trace, followfollow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something“We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”, “trace the student's progress”, “trace one's ancestry”
(v)hound, hunt, tracepursue or chase relentlessly“The hunters traced the deer into the woods”, “the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him”
(v)tracemake one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along“The children traced along the edge of the dark forest”, “The women traced the pasture”
(v)tracecopy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of“trace a design”, “trace a pattern”