tail off

See also: tail-off

English

Verb

tail off (third-person singular simple present tails off, present participle tailing off, simple past and past participle tailed off)

1. To gradually subside or diminish.

   Synonyms: fade away, fade out, tail away

   • 2018 July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     After losing to Sam Querrey in the third round of Wimbledon in 2016, Djokovic alluded to difficulties in his personal life and his form subsequently tailed off.

Derived terms

• tail-off (noun)