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tapers
verb as in decrease to a point
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, the small producer relief is for products which are below 8.5% ABV, and tapers away the more alcohol is produced.
It ramps up in the weeks after birth — peaking between weeks six and 10 — and slowly tapers off over the next several months.
It is thought to affect more than 40% of the UK population, the study says, and is most common in teenagers and young adults, then tapers off as we age.
During the blackout of 1965, he walked from his apartment to a nearby steakhouse carrying a candelabra he had pinched from the Plaza Hotel, tapers ablaze, and ordered a steak, medium-rare.
A legislative analysis of the bill noted that peak tourist season typically begins in March and tapers down toward the end of October, meaning it overlaps with the time for chile roasting.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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