come to an end little by little, become smaller toward the end The rain began to taper off early in the afternoon.
taper down|taper
adj. phr. To decrease; reduce. He has tapered down his drinking from three martinis to one beer a day.
taper off|taper
v. 1. To come to an end little by little; become smaller toward the end. The river tapers off here and becomes a brook. 2. To stop a habit gradually; do something less and less often. Robert gave up smoking all at once instead of tapering off. Antonym: COLD TURKEY.
taper
taper taper off 1) to become smaller gradually toward one end 2) to diminish or stop gradually
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