trail away/off
phrasal verb
trailed away/off; trailing away/off; trails away/off
—used to say that someone's voice becomes softer and softer and then stops
She started asking him a question, but then her voice trailed off.
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According to Brenda, who has bizarre energy and a tendency to trail off mid-thought, the house was abandoned after a fire.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Budget constraints kept such changes and vehicle access to the trail off limits since 2009.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Nothing stays fixed, though: tones slide, decay, trail off.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The lookout lies at the southern end of Island in the Sky drive, just off the road on a paved path, with a second perch a one-mile trail away.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Budget constraints kept such changes and vehicle access to the trail off limits since 2009.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Nothing stays fixed, though: tones slide, decay, trail off.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The lookout lies at the southern end of Island in the Sky drive, just off the road on a paved path, with a second perch a one-mile trail away.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Trail away/off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trail%20away%2Foff. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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