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trail away
trail away or trail offvb (intr, adverb) to become fainter, quieter, or weaker: his voice trailed off. trail away
trail awayTo dwindle, diminish, or fade away; to become fainter or weaker. Used especially, though not exclusively, in reference to speech or music. He started talking about the tax code, but trailed away when he realized no one was listening. The music from the radio trailed away as the car got farther from the house. The company's innovative ideas gave birth to a huge range of devices, but seem to have started trailing away in recent years.See also: away, trail |