taper
verb (used without object)
to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
had been tapering
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past perfect progressiveof taper.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Even without a surcharge, the economy in some ways had been tapering off on its own.
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