- 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
If that occurs, S&P sees Brent peaking at $200 a barrel and averaging almost $130 in 2026, before gradually tapering toward $100 by 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
There was a tapering soot stain as high as a man on an outside wall where two tramps had once, outrageously, lit a bonfire to roast a carp that was not theirs.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
