Trail off meaning
Trail off is a phrasal verb that means to gradually decrease in quantity or loudness.
- Past simple
- trailed off
- Past participle
- trailed off
- -ing form
- trailing off
What trail off means
diminish in amount or volumeB2
To gradually decrease in quantity or loudness
Her voice trailed off as she searched for the right words.
Similar phrasal verbs
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.
Common questions
What does trail off mean?
To gradually decrease in quantity or loudness.
What is the past tense of trail off?
Trailed off, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
