tapering

[US]/ˈteɪpərɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈtepərɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. gradually becoming narrower towards one end.

Phrases & Collocations

tapering off

tapering down

tapering glass

Example Sentences

Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down.

Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off.

in cross section the sailfish's body looks like a tapering spear.

Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.

Results The columnar trabeculae of the femoral heads in the aged people showed porotic, manifesting thinning, tapering and perforation.

An Atlantic ribbonfish (Trachipterus arcticus) having a compressed, tapering, silvery body that can attain a length of 2.6 meters (8? feet).

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