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trail_off

trail off

English

Verb

trail off (third-person singular simple present trails off, present participle trailing off, simple past and past participle trailed off)

  1. (of a voice or phenomenon) To slowly diminish in intensity, volume or frequency; thus, to diminish more quickly over time.
    "So that's why I'm, uh, refusing... uh, to do that..." He trailed off as he saw Mr. Winchester's disapproving stare.

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