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to trail off
[phrase form: trail]
01
to slowly get quieter and eventually stop
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
inseparable
particle
off
base verb
trail
present tense
trail off
3rd person singular
trails off
present participle
trailing off
past simple
trailed off
past participle
trailed off
Examples
The train 's whistle trailed off as it disappeared around the bend.
