Associations to the word «Tapering»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
TAPERING, verb. Present participle of taper
TAPERING, noun. A tapered shape.
Dictionary definition
TAPERING, noun. The act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose".
TAPERING, adjective. Becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs".
TAPERING, adjective. Gradually decreasing until little remains.
Wise words
Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you
want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's
gone, gone forever.