单词	tapered 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 tapered off verb past tense of taper off as in decreased 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 decreased diminished subsided fell fell away phased down eased vanished tapered racheted (down) declined shrunk drained (away) dropped (off) ratcheted (down) shrank died (away or down or out) ebbed moderated lowered let up receded waned lessened remitted dwindled weakened relented palled evaporated abated frittered (away) de-escalated melted (away) petered (out) compressed faded (away) gave out contracted condensed tailed (off) slowed (down) alleviated relaxed constricted collapsed slackened flagged sunk sank deflated caved (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms increased built rose expanded mounted grew accumulated intensified escalated enlarged soared bourgeoned waxed swelled mushroomed emerged picked up appeared burgeoned ballooned snowballed blew up lengthened elongated showed up distended See More
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