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trail away

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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Miss Pickford’s voice started to trail away.

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There’s only a breadcrumb trail away from reality.

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

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It is common in the UK, and in recent years it has been found in parts of Russia, but now it has reached Tverskaya Street, barely a slime trail away from the Kremlin.

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His eyes trail away from Jake to me.

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