- trail away
- trail off & trail awayto fade away, as with speech, words, singing, etc. •
Her voice trailed off as she saw who was waiting at the door.
•Ken's words trailed away as he passed out.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Her voice trailed off as she saw who was waiting at the door.
•Ken's words trailed away as he passed out.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
trail away — ● trail * * * ˌtrail a ˈway ˌtrail ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away … Useful english dictionary
trail away — phrasal verb trail away or trail off [intransitive] Word forms trail away : present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away present participle trailing away past tense trailed away past participle trailed away if someone s voice or… … English dictionary
trail away — phr verb Trail away is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑voice, ↑word … Collocations dictionary
trail away/off — [phrasal verb] used to say that someone s voice becomes softer and softer and then stops She started asking him a question, but then her voice trailed off. “Do you think you could…” she said before trailing off. • • • Main Entry: ↑trail … Useful english dictionary
trail away — see trail off … English dictionary
trail off — ˌtrail a ˈway ˌtrail ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away pr … Useful english dictionary
trail — ► NOUN 1) a mark or a series of signs left behind by the passage of someone or something. 2) a track or scent used in following someone or hunting an animal. 3) a long thin part stretching behind or hanging down from something. 4) a beaten path… … English terms dictionary
trail off — phrasal verb trail away or trail off [intransitive] Word forms trail away : present tense I/you/we/they trail away he/she/it trails away present participle trailing away past tense trailed away past participle trailed away if someone s voice or… … English dictionary
trail — trail1 [treıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull)¦ 2¦(walk slowly)¦ 3¦(lose a competition)¦ 4¦(follow somebody)¦ Phrasal verbs trail away/off ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: trailler to pull after you, tow , from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trail — 1 verb 1 (intransitive, transitive always + adv/prep) if something trails behind you, or if you trail it behind you, it gets pulled behind you as you move along (+ across/in/through): She walked slowly along the path, her skirt trailing in the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trail — trail1 [ treıl ] noun count ** ▸ 1 path in countryside ▸ 2 series of marks/objects ▸ 3 damage/harm ▸ 4 connected evidence ▸ 5 series of activities ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a path through the countryside, especially one designed for walking for pleasure:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English