trail away/off

phrasal verb

trailed away/off; trailing away/off; trails away/off

—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.

Examples of trail away/off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The greatest totals are probable along and east of Interstate 95, while amounts will trail off closer to an inch near the Interstate 81 corridor. —Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024

In addition to several new subdivisions, a large housing development with nature at the forefront will be built next to the bike trail off Harrison Avenue. —The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024

Before the rain pulls off to the northeast by midday, some places near the Chesapeake Bay could pick up half an inch or more, while amounts may trail off quite a bit west of the Beltway. —Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024

This spur trail off the adjacent greenway carries you over some grassy wetlands with regenerating hardwoods and a cattail marsh. —Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

There will be fantasy and magic, too, as the summer begins to fade and the movie blockbusters trail off. —Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022

De Haan expects the average to rise another 5 cents to 10 cents a gallon by the end of the week before starting to potentially trail off slightly. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2023

That may sound like good news, but most of the positive impact of the recovery of in-person services will trail off by early 2023. —Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 25 Feb. 2022

McGrevy and her co-worker then ran down the trail away from the man, in the direction of Wolverine Peak. —Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023