trailoff

noun
UK /ˈtreɪl ɒf/
US /ˈtreɪl ɔːf/

When your voice gets quieter and quieter until it stops.

She ended her story with a trailoff because she got too shy to finish.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A gradual decrease in sound or activity until it ends.

The music ended in a slow trailoff.

3. A path or track that leads away from a main route.

We followed a narrow trailoff into the woods.

4. The act of falling behind or lagging at the end of a race or effort.

His trailoff in the final lap cost him the win.