tailed off
Petered out slowly
Tailed off describes something that gradually diminished or faded, especially toward an end: Her voice tailed off as she lost confidence.
The phrase suggests a slow decline rather than an abrupt stop—attendance tailed off, enthusiasm tailed off, the conversation tailed off into silence.
Past tense of tail off.
- wanedDecreased gradually
- ebbedFlowed back out
- died downBecame less intense
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
- subsidedDecreased in intensity
weakened · diminished · abated · dwindled · faded · tapered · slackened · petered out · lessened · thinned out · declined · lost momentum · softened · receded · reduced · wound down · fell away · trailed away