- present participle of taper.
tapering
Example Sentences
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For decades, the city hosted several a year, but the practice began tapering off in the late 1960s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
Some looked almost identical to the classic “toothpick grooves” of fossil humans, complete with fine parallel scratches and tapering shapes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The company faces weaker Internet-of-Things revenue growth due to tapering subsidies, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
The shelves are mountains scaling the walls, tapering toward a sky of stained glass.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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