taper
verb (used without object)
to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
am tapering
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present progressiveof taper (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Then I am tapering off to a long point at the end, in the most beautiful proportions possible.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories by William Patten
