trailed off
Voice slowly disappeared
To trail off is to fade gradually into silence, especially when speaking.
The voice grows quieter, the words slow, and the sentence often remains unfinished: She started to explain, then trailed off.
The phrase suggests distraction, uncertainty, or loss of conviction—the speaker simply stops rather than reaching a conclusion.
- dwindledDecreased gradually
- wanedDecreased gradually
- falteredLost momentum or confidence
- mumblingIndistinct, quiet speech
- petered outGradually diminished to nothing
ellipsis · mid-sentence · hesitation · softening · dissipating · decrescendo · forgetfulness · winding down · fading away · uncertainty · slowing down · quieting · silence · pausing · awkward silence · distraction · stammering · receding
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
trailed offcrescendoed
Grew progressively louder
swelled · built up · intensified · amplified · rose
trailed offcontinued
Went on without stopping
persisted · kept going · carried on · pressed on · forged ahead