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TAPERING OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tapering off mean?
• TAPERING OFF (adjective)
The adjective TAPERING OFF has 1 sense:
1. gradually decreasing until little remains
Familiarity information: TAPERING OFF used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gradually decreasing until little remains
Synonyms:
dwindling; tapering; tapering off
Similar:
decreasing (becoming less or smaller)
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