fade out

/F EY1 D AW1 T/
verb
  1. 1

    (idiomatic) To slowly disappear; to wither away.

  2. 2

    (music, audio, transitive, intransitive) To decrease in volume, such as at the end of a song, until there is only silence.

  3. 3

    (film, television, transitive, intransitive) To fade from a cut to black in a movie.

  4. 4

    (idiomatic, intransitive) To sneak away.

noun
  1. 1

    (film, television) A type of transition used in film, usually at the end of a scene, involving a fade to black from the cut.