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

But neighbors said the extra measures tailed off about the time Hale was convicted in April 2004. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where Olivia Dunne parties her tail off while Paul Skenes get lit up like a firecracker. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

That seemed to tail off after Johnson signed the law. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

The sun was low, and the wind was tailing off. — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026

Rhymes for tail off

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