NichiDict

遠のく

とおのく
遠退く
[toonoku]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to fade away; to die away

2.GodanIntransitive

to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits); to fall away (e.g. of customers)

Examples

音楽が徐々に遠のいた

The music gradually faded away.

彼の声が遠のいていく。

His voice is fading away.