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.
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Three years ago, Ross Chastain dramatically tailed off after being targeted for scorn from several veterans who tangled with him.
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ABC News, 8 June 2026
Narváez, who has started 35 games behind the plate, has seen his playing time tail off since the Red Sox recalled Gasper on May 7.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 June 2026
Lewis, 26, has been tailing off since a precocious start to his major league career, and some (perhaps fairly) wonder if a pair of major knee injuries have robbed him of what should have been, as the kids say, his final form.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Tatum tallied nine points and nine rebounds in the first quarter of Game 6, but his production tailed off as the night progressed.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
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ABC News, 8 June 2026
Narváez, who has started 35 games behind the plate, has seen his playing time tail off since the Red Sox recalled Gasper on May 7.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 June 2026
Lewis, 26, has been tailing off since a precocious start to his major league career, and some (perhaps fairly) wonder if a pair of major knee injuries have robbed him of what should have been, as the kids say, his final form.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Tatum tallied nine points and nine rebounds in the first quarter of Game 6, but his production tailed off as the night progressed.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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