Meanings
verbtail off (third-person singular simple present tails off, present participle tailing off, simple past and past participle tailed off)
present singular third person tails off · participle present tailing off · participle past tailed off · past tailed off
- To gradually subside or diminish.
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.
2018 July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, in BBC Sport
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tail off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20off
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“tail off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tail off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20off.
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