# fade out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To slowly disappear; to wither away.
2. To sneak away.
3. To fade from a cut to black in a movie.
4. To decrease in volume, such as at the end of a song, until there is only silence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fade-out