"trail away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: trails away [present, singular, third-person], trailing away [participle, present], trailed away [participle, past], trailed away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} trail away (third-person singular simple present trails away, present participle trailing away, simple past and past participle trailed away)
  1. Alternative form of trail off Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: trail off Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-trail_away-en-verb-mfbPybLb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away)

Inflected forms

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