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English to English adjective
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Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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becoming gradually narrower | | Example: long tapering fingers
trousers with tapered legs
source: wordnet30
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gradually decreasing until little remains | | source: wordnet30 noun
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the act of gradually lowering the size or amount | | Example: the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose
source: wordnet30
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