trail off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Of a phenomenon, voice, etc.: to slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume; also, to diminish more quickly over time.
“So that’s why I’m, uh, refusing … uh, to do that …” He trailed off as he saw Mr. Winchester’s disapproving stare.
Four-fifths of the way through the piece, a kind of spell breaks. Something changes in the atmosphere of the auditorium. The temperature in the huge room seems to rise by several degrees. More concerningly and noticeably, the music behind Wheeler begins to trail off. The conductor stops too.
2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 137:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trailing off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| trailed off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| trailed off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| trail away | alternative | lexicographic | |
| trails off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
pl rozmyć się (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · pl przekwitnąć (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · pl zanikać (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · pl przekwitać (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · pl zaniknąć (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · fr diminuer (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · de abschwächen (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · fr s'éteindre (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · pl gasnąć (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · pl rozmywać się (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · fr devenir moins audible (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume) · pl zgasnąć (slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume)