tapering

/'teipəriɳ/
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tapering

The tailor is tapering the trousers to fit perfectly.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Gradually decreasing in width or thickness: Describing something that becomes progressively narrower toward one end.
    • Gradually diminishing in amount, intensity, or degree: Describing a process of slow, steady reduction.

  2. Noun:

    • The act or process of making something gradually smaller or less: The action of reducing something in size, amount, or intensity over time.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The artist drew a line with a tapering end. (The line became progressively thinner at its tip.)
    • The medication requires a tapering dose to avoid side effects. (The dose must be reduced gradually over time.)

  • Noun:

    • The tapering of the training schedule helped the athlete recover. (The gradual reduction of the training intensity aided recovery.)
    • A careful tapering of the drug is essential for patient safety. (A slow, steady decrease in the drug amount is crucial.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Tapering off" (Phrasal Verb): To diminish or reduce something gradually until it ends.
    • The rain is tapering off; it should stop soon. (The rain is gradually decreasing in intensity.)
    • He is tapering off his coffee consumption. (He is slowly reducing how much coffee he drinks.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Taper (verb): To become or make something gradually narrower or less.
    • The road tapers as it enters the forest.
  • Tapered (adjective): Having a shape that becomes narrower toward one end.
    • She wore a skirt with a tapered hem.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Narrowing, diminishing, decreasing, dwindling.
  • Noun: Reduction, decrease, diminution, winding down.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Taper off: See "Advanced Usage" above for definition and examples.
Related Idioms
tapering

The tailor is tapering the trousers to fit perfectly.

Adjective
  1. gradually decreasing until little remains
  2. becoming gradually narrower
    • long tapering fingers
    • trousers with tapered legs
Noun
  1. the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
    • the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose

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