1. (

• tapering

) the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose" ;

1. (

• taper ,

) diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off" ;

2. (

• sharpen ,
• taper ,
• point

) give a point to; "The candles are tapered" ;

1. (

• tapered ,
• tapering ,
• narrowing ,

) becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" ;

2. (

• dwindling ,
• tapering ,
• tapering_off

) gradually decreasing until little remains ;