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tapering
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Meaning of
'tapering'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Tapering
[
a.
]
- Becoming gradually smaller toward one end.
2 .
Tapering
[
p. pr. & vb. n.
]
- of Taper
Meaning of 'tapering' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
tapering
[
n
]
Meaning (1):
- the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
Example in sentence:
the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose
2 .
tapering
[
s
]
Meaning (2):
- becoming gradually narrower
Example in sentence:
long tapering fingers;
trousers with tapered legs
Nearby Words:
tap
tapa
tapayaxin
tape
tapeline
taper
tapered
taperness
tapestried
tapestries
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