trail off
US /treɪl ɔf/
UK /treɪl ɔf/
1.
verstummen, abbrechen
If a speaker or their voice trails off, they stop speaking or the sound of their voice becomes weaker and weaker and then stops.
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His voice trailed off as he realized his mistake.
Seine Stimme verstummt, als er seinen Fehler bemerkte.
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The conversation trailed off into silence.
Das Gespräch verstummt in Stille.