taper off

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

taper off

1. (idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.

   Months after they printed the article, the number of angry letters finally started to taper off.

Translations

diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.

• German: auslaufen (lassen), allmählich aufhören
• Hungarian: alábbhagy (hu), ritkul (hu), gyérül (hu), szelídül (hu), enyhül (hu), mérséklődik, elcsendesül (hu), elül, fogyatkozik (hu), apad (hu), csillapodik (hu)
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• Italian: calare (it)
• Russian: сходи́ть на нет (ru) (sxodítʹ na net)