Defenition of the word tapering

• Defenition of the word tapering

  • gradually decreasing until little remains
  • becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
  • the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"
  • gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"
  • the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
  • becoming gradually narrower

Synonyms for the word tapering

• • contraction
  • dwindling
  • lessening
  • narrowing
  • reduction
  • tapered
  • tapering off
  • thinning
  • tightening

Similar words in the tapering

• • decreasing
  • narrow
  • pointed
  • tapering

Hypernyms for the word tapering

• • lowering

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