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trail away

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to become fainter, quieter, or weaker

    his voice trailed off

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Let’s build our own trail away from the highway,’” Stouffer told the Times.

From Washington Times Sep. 5, 2015

To blaze a clear trail away from such catastrophic industrial follies will be the vital task of the new Conference.

From Time Magazine Archive

We could only watch his footsteps trail away.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

I let my words trail away, unsure what to say next.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

His eyes trail away from Jake to me.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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