Her voice trailed off as she realized he wasn't listening.
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trail away — ● trail * * * ˌtrail a ˈway ˌtrail ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away … Useful english dictionary
trail away — phr verb Trail away is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑voice, ↑word … Collocations dictionary
trail away/off — [phrasal verb] 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. “Do you think you could…” she said before trailing off. • • • Main Entry: ↑trail … Useful english dictionary
trail away — see trail off … English dictionary
trail off — ˌtrail a ˈway ˌtrail ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away pr … Useful english dictionary
trail — ► NOUN 1) a mark or a series of signs left behind by the passage of someone or something. 2) a track or scent used in following someone or hunting an animal. 3) a long thin part stretching behind or hanging down from something. 4) a beaten path… … English terms dictionary
trail off — phrasal verb trail away or trail off [intransitive] Word forms trail away : present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away present participle trailing away past tense trailed away past participle trailed away if someone s voice or… … English dictionary
trail — trail1 [treıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull)¦ 2¦(walk slowly)¦ 3¦(lose a competition)¦ 4¦(follow somebody)¦ Phrasal verbs trail away/off ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: trailler to pull after you, tow , from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trail — 1 verb 1 (intransitive, transitive always + adv/prep) if something trails behind you, or if you trail it behind you, it gets pulled behind you as you move along (+ across/in/through): She walked slowly along the path, her skirt trailing in the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trail — trail1 [ treıl ] noun count ** ▸ 1 path in countryside ▸ 2 series of marks/objects ▸ 3 damage/harm ▸ 4 connected evidence ▸ 5 series of activities ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a path through the countryside, especially one designed for walking for pleasure:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
