trailing away
Fading into silence
Trailing away describes sound, speech, or movement that gradually fades or diminishes until it disappears.
A voice trails away when the speaker loses confidence or attention mid-sentence: Her explanation trailed away as she realized no one was listening.
Music trails away as it softens to silence.
The phrase suggests something that peters out rather than stopping cleanly.
- blurringMaking less distinct
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- fading outGradual decrease to nothing
- evanescenceGradual disappearance from existence
- diminuendoGradual decrease in loudness
easing · drift · waver · taper · peter out · petering out · losing steam · echo · dissipate · decay · transience · murmur · attenuation · falter · meander · fade · whisper · winding down
trailing awaycrescendoing
Growing progressively louder
building up · swelling · rising · intensifying · amplifying
trailing awayemerging
Coming into view
bursting forth · springing up · materializing · taking shape · persisting
trailing awayzeroing in
Progressively targeting something specific
homing in · focusing · concentrating · sharpening · intensifying