Associations to the word «Tapering»

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

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.