- 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
Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
The rain is expected to continue on and off across the Southland before tapering off in the afternoon, according to a Weather Service forecast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
Ugwu came in and picked up the kerosene stove that he did not need and thought of Professor Ekwenugo’s long tapering nail.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
