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trail off

trail off
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [treyl awf, of]
    • /treɪl ɔf, ɒf/
    • /treɪl ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [treyl awf, of]
    • /treɪl ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of trail off words

  • intransitive phrasal verbs trail off diminish 1
  • phrasal verb trail off If a speaker's voice or a speaker trails off or trails away, their voice becomes quieter and they hesitate until they stop speaking completely. 0
  • verb trail off (of a voice or phenomenon) To slowly diminish in intensity, volume or frequency; to thusly diminish more quickly over time. 0
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Parts of speech for Trail off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Trail off

trail off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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