1. End weakly
   - peter out, fizzle out, fizzle 
2. Become smaller or less active
   "Business tapered off"

Derived forms: tapers off, tapering off, tapered off

See also: taper

Type of: contract, discontinue, narrow, neck

• acid-forming
• acid-loving
• acid-tasting
• acid-wash
• acidemia
• acidic
• acidic hydrogen
• acidification
• acidify
• acidimetric
• acidimetry
• acidity
• acidly
• acidophil
• acidophile
• acidophilic
• acidophilous
• acidophilus
• acidophilus milk
• acidosis
• acidotic
• acidulate
• acidulent
• acidulous
• acidulousness