trail away
Fade into silence
Trail away describes sound or speech that gradually fades until it becomes inaudible or stops entirely.
A voice trails away when the speaker loses confidence, gets distracted, or simply runs out of things to say: She started to explain, but her words trailed away.
The phrase suggests a gradual weakening rather than an abrupt stop—the verbal equivalent of something disappearing into the distance.
- peter outDiminish gradually until gone
- tail offGradually become less
- fizzle outFail after promising start
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- taper offReduce gradually in intensity
subside · diminish · dwindle · fade out · come to nothing · die down · wind down · lose steam · falter · sink · hesitate · muffle · recede · slow down · whisper · wane · lessen · erode
trail awaycut off
Separated or disconnected
break off · terminate · chop off · stop short · stop dead
trail awaycarry on
Continue doing something
continue · persist · keep going · sustain · hold steady