| 单词 | tail away or off |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition (of someone's voice) to become gradually quieter and then silent His voice tailed away in the bitter cold air. Synonyms decrease Population growth is decreasing each year. fade After that all her worries faded away. die out fail Here in the hills, the light failed more quickly. drop Temperatures can drop to freezing at night. dwindle The factory's workforce has dwindled. wane His interest in art to wane. fall away Demand began to fall away. peter out The strike seemed to be petering out. Additional synonymsin the sense of drop Definition to decrease in amount, strength, or value Temperatures can drop to freezing at night. Synonyms fall, lower, sink, decline, plunge, slump, diminish, decrease, plummet, dwindle, lessen, slackenin the sense of dwindle Definition to grow less in size, strength, or number The factory's workforce has dwindled. Synonyms lessen, fall, decline, contract, sink, fade, weaken, shrink, diminish, decrease, decay, wither, wane, subside, ebb, die down, die out, abate, shrivel, peter out, die away, waste away, taper off, grow less in the sense of fade Definition to lose brightness, colour, or strength After that all her worries faded away. Synonyms dwindle, disappear, vanish, melt away, fall, fail, decline, flag, dissolve, dim, disperse, wither, wilt, wane, perish, ebb, languish, die out, droop, shrivel, die away, waste away, vanish into thin air, become unimportant, evanesce (formal), etiolate Nearby words of |
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