Found 3 items, similar to tapering.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: tapering cerucup, timpus
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tapering tapering adj 1: gradually narrowed toward a point; “a tall tapering spire” [syn: tapered] 2: becoming gradually narrower; “long tapering fingers”; “trousers with tapered legs” [syn: tapered, narrowing] 3: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: dwindling, tapering off] n : the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; “the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tapering Taper \Ta"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tapered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tapering.] To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. [1913 Webster] Tapering \Ta"per*ing\, a. Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. -- Ta"per*ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]