遠のく;遠退く [とおのく] /(v5k,vi) (1) to move off (into the distance)/to become distant/to recede/to fade away/to die away/(v5k,vi) (2) 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)/EntL1178270/