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Taper off

//ˈteɪpə ɒf// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To diminish or lessen gradually; to become or make smaller, slower, quieter, etc. idiomatic

    "Months after they printed the article, the number of angry letters finally started to taper off."

  2. 2
    become smaller or less active wordnet
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see taper, off.

    "The glass tapers off at the top."

  4. 4
    end weakly wordnet

Etymology

From taper and off.

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