tapering
ADJECTIVENOUN
8 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T
tapering is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1P3E1R1I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does tapering mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Becoming gradually narrower.
“long tapering fingers”
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SIMILAR
2
Gradually decreasing until little remains.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The act of gradually lowering the size or amount.
“the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose”
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