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    tapering
    [ˈtāp(ə)riNG]
    adjective
    tapering (adjective)
    1. becoming thinner or narrower towards one end:
      "the five tapering fingers of her hand"
      • gradually lessening or reducing:
        "a tapering dose of oral steroids"
    noun
    tapering (noun)
    1. the process of gradually lessening or reducing something:
      "patients should be encouraged to embark on a gradual tapering of dosage"
    ta·per
    [ˈtāpər]
    verb
    tapering (present participle)
    1. diminish or reduce in thickness toward one end:
      "the tail tapers to a rounded tip" · "David asked my dressmaker to taper his trousers"
      • gradually lessen:
        "the impact of the dollar's depreciation started to taper off"
    Origin
    Old English taper (denoting any wax candle), dissimilated form (by alteration of p- to t-) of Latin papyrus (see papyrus), the pith of which was used for candle wicks.
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    verb
    1. diminish or reduce in thickness toward one end:
      narrow
      attenuate
      thin (out)
      become narrow
      become narrower
      become thin
      become thinner
      come to a point
      Opposite:
      thicken
      swell
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