trail away

trail away
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 words trail away or trail off, they gradually become silent

Her voice trailed off as she realized he wasn't listening.


English dictionary. 2014.

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