phrasal verb

Tail off

Letter TInseparable

2Sections

Become silent or inaudible

Meanings

  • Become silent or inaudible (intransitive, International English)
  • Decrease (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The voices TAILED OFF when she entered.
  • Profits TAILED OFF sharply in the last quarter of the year as a result of the increase in the price of oil.

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