Tapering - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈteɪpərɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word tapering
Brit.  |ˈteɪpərɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word tapering
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to taper

noun

- the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose

adjective

- becoming gradually narrower (syn: narrowing)
long tapering fingers
- gradually decreasing until little remains (syn: dwindling)

Extra examples

...you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine...

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