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Define Trail Off Meaning

Trail Off
when you ask someone a question and they begin to answer, but soon get distracted by something.

1: Hey, whats the capital of Idaho?
2: Bo...
1: Did he trail off again?
3: I think so. sigh.
By Imogen
The Trail Off
when a group of people are talking/bitching about someone they're not sure they should be because either someone in the group is a big gossip or friends with the person they're bitching about; they 'beep' out the important words by trailing off.

example of the trail off in action

person 1: yeah i know she's so like.. mm
person 2: yeah and she came in and was like.. yeah
person 1: *agrees* yeah i remember that, it was so like...
person 2: yeah.. what is with her..

person 3: CAN SOMEONE PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE?!
By Krystyna
Off Trail
Not on the groomed trail or stuck in a hole

God we have to pull him out again . “Hey at least I go off trail”
By Etheline