TAPERING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
   Usage Example(s)
   • the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose
   Hypernyms(s) tapering is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lowering (what does lowering mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • taper (what does taper mean?)

TAPERING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • gradually narrowed toward a point
   Synonym(s)
   • tapered (what does tapered mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a tall tapering spire
   Similar To
   • pointed (what does pointed mean?)
2. Meaning
   • gradually decreasing until little remains
   Synonym(s)
   • dwindling (what does dwindling mean?)
   • tapering off (what does tapering off mean?)
   Similar To
   • decreasing (what does decreasing mean?)
3. Meaning
   • becoming gradually narrower
   Synonym(s)
   • narrowing (what does narrowing mean?)
   • tapered (what does tapered mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • long tapering fingers
   • trousers with tapered legs
   Similar To
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)