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2025
taper_off
taper off
English
Verb
taper
off
(
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
Russian:
сходи́ть на нет
(ru)
(
sxodítʹ na net
)
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