单词	tapering off
释义	taper off verb tapered off; tapering off; tapers off : taper housing starts tapered off in the fall Synonyms abate de-escalate decline decrease die (away or down or out) diminish drain (away) drop (off) dwindle ease ebb fall fall away lessen let up lower moderate pall phase down ratchet (down) rachet (down) recede relent remit shrink subside taper wane See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day Recent Examples on the Web Spokeswoman Theresa Agonia said rain in Providence was expected to taper off Tuesday afternoon and evening, and periods of additional heavy rainfall could cause more street flooding. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Shower and thunderstorm chances continue on Monday and begin to taper off on Tuesday. Mike Rose, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022 The reason for the delay across most of the U.S. is that the rate of daytime heat input from the sun exceeds the cooling at night for several weeks after the solstice, until temperatures begin to taper off in late July and early August. Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2022 Light rain moving into Portland from the coast will likely taper off before noon Monday then turn to showers through the afternoon. oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2022 The last of the snowfall from this system will taper off across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Friday. Adam Klotz, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2022 The precipitation will taper off in the evening and the sky should remain mostly cloudy. courant.com, 2 Apr. 2022 The system will taper off about 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2022 Light snow and flurries will taper off this evening, but slick conditions may continue due to cold temperatures, with a low of 18-degrees expected this evening. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1848, in the meaning defined above tapering off verb present participle of taper off as in decreasing to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance decreasing subsiding diminishing falling away phasing down declining letting up falling racheting (down) easing shrinking draining (away) vanishing ratcheting (down) dying (away or down or out) dropping (off) tapering ebbing moderating waning dwindling lowering receding lessening palling giving out weakening relenting remitting evaporating tailing (off) petering (out) melting (away) frittering (away) abating fading (away) de-escalating slowing (down) compressing contracting collapsing condensing constricting alleviating relaxing slackening caving (in) flagging sinking deflating Antonyms & Near Antonyms increasing picking up growing building rising expanding mounting swelling escalating soaring intensifying accumulating enlarging burgeoning mushrooming emerging waxing snowballing blowing up appearing showing up ballooning bourgeoning lengthening elongating distending See More
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