tail off

verb

tailed off; tailing off; tails off

: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way

Our productivity tailed off last year.

She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.

Examples of tail off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Herbert's new fiancee is out there modeling her tail off, and getting featured in a video game. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Kreider still had 13 goals in his first 22 contests, but his production tailed off dramatically despite getting quality ice time on Anaheim’s top line and power play. — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

His stock is climbing back up after tailing off last season amid no takeaways and one public chastising by Shanahan in the playoff loss at Seattle. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

But as sports like football and basketball grew, horse racing began to tail off in popularity, seen as a holdover from the past. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for tail off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff