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Nouns
(n)
tapering
the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
“the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose”
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Adjectives
(s)
tapered
,
tapering
,
narrowing
becoming gradually narrower
“long tapering fingers”
,
“trousers with tapered legs”
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(s)
dwindling
,
tapering
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tapering off
gradually decreasing until little remains
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