taper off

Other forms: tapered off; tapering off; tapers off

Definitions of taper off
  1. verb
    become smaller or less active
    “Business tapered off”
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    type of:
    contract, narrow
    make or become more narrow or restricted
  2. verb
    end weakly
    synonyms: fizzle, fizzle out, peter out
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    type of:
    discontinue
    come to or be at an end
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