Fainter [adjective]

Already they had turned the crest of the hill, and fainter and fainter came the sound of the chase.

The cloud coals grow fainter—now purple; and now in ashes they float away into the chill blue.

Presently the thunder grew fainter, and rumbled away down the valley, and the rain spent itself.

Worse than all, it grew fainter and fainter and soon became little more than a trail.

The clanking of the keys grows fainter and fainter; the sound of footsteps dies away.

The fainter parts of the nebula would be shown more satisfactorily by a longer exposure.

Then the drumming and humming became fainter, and at last the sounds died away.

The days passed, however, and as she neared the English shores her resistance to a pursuing thought became fainter.

Fainter and less frequent came the cry of the dogs, until, ceasing altogether, we were assured of our escape.

The keen wind still carried the howling of the dogs, though this grew fainter as we went on our way.