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Showing words for TAPERING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Tapering

partigen, retaping, tapering

7 Letter Words for Tapering

angrite, granite, gratine, ingrate, ingreat, negrita, painter, parting, pertain, prating, pregain, reaping, repaint, tangier, tearing, traping, trepang

6 Letter Words for Tapering

aigret, anteri, apting, argent, argine, arpent, earing, eating, engirt, enrapt, entrap, entria, epitra, gainer, gaiter, garnet, garten, genipa, graine, granet, gratin, grenat, ingate, intrap, napier, nerita, nipter, pagine, panter, pantie, parent, parget, pariet, parine, paring, parten, partie, patine, patrin, piaget, pianet, pignet, pineta, pinger, pirate, pratie, pretan, pteria, pterin, pterna, rapine, raping, ratine, rating, reagin, regain, regian, regina, retain, retina, taeing, tairge, tanger, tangie, tanier, taping, taring, teaing, terpin, tinage, tinger, tirage, trepan, triage, trigae, tringa

5 Letter Words for Tapering

aegir, agent, agrin, aiger, anger, antre, apert, aping, apter, areng, arent, argin, arite, arpen, ating, atren, atrip, enapt, enpia, entia, ering, etang, gaine, gaper, garni, gater, geira, genip, genit, gerip, giant, ginep, grain, graip, grane, grant, grape, grate, great, grein, greit, greta, grint, gripe, gript, inapt, inept, inert, inger, inter, intra, irate, irena, nepit, ngapi, niepa, niger, nigra, niter, pager, pagne, pagri, paine, paint, paire, pairt, pangi, paren, parge, parte, parti, paten, patin, peart, penta, perai, perit, petar, petri, piert, pieta, piner, pinge, pinta, pinte, prang, prate, prent, preta, prine, print, raine, range, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, renga, renig, repin, retag, retan, retia, retin, retip, riant, ringe, ripen, tairn, tangi, tapen, taper, tapir, targe, tarie, tarin, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, terap, terga, terna, tiang, tiger, tinea, tinge, tragi, train, trape, triga, trina, trine, tripe

4 Letter Words for Tapering

agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, anet, anre, ante, anti, aper, areg, aren, aret, arni, arte, atip, earn, eira, engr, entr, epit, erat, eria, erin, etna, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gape, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, gent, geta, gien, gire, girn, girt, gite, gnar, gnat, gran, grat, gren, gret, grin, grip, grit, iare, inga, inta, intr, iran, irpe, iter, nagi, naig, nape, nare, natr, neap, near, neat, nepa, neti, ngai, nipa, page, pain, pair, pane, pang, pant, pare, pari, part, pate, peag, peai, pean, pear, peat, pega, peng, peni, pent, peri, pern, pert, peta, pian, pien, pier, piet, pina, pine, ping, pint, pirn, pita, prag, prat, pret, prie, prig, prin, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rant, rape, rapt, rate, rean, reap, regt, rein, reit, rent, rept, rgen, riga, rine, ring, ripa, ripe, ript, rita, rite, taen, taig, tain, tane, tang, tape, tare, tari, tarn, tarp, tean, teap, tear, tega, teng, tepa, tera, tern, terp, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tipe, tire, trag, trap, trie, trig, trin, trip, trna

3 Letter Words for Tapering

aer, age, agr, agt, ain, air, ait, ane, ant, ape, apr, apt, are, arg, arn, art, ate, atp, ean, ear, eat, eir, eng, epa, epi, era, erg, ern, ert, eta, gan, gap, gar, gat, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, gnp, gra, gte, ign, ing, int, ipr, ira, ire, ita, nae, nag, nap, nar, nat, nea, neg, nei, nep, net, nie, nig, nip, nit, pan, par, pat, pea, peg, pen, per, pet, pia, pie, pig, pin, pir, pit, pre, prn, pta, pte, ptg, rag, rai, ran, rap, rat, rea, reg, rei, rep, ria, rie, rig, rin, rip, rit, rna, rpt, rte, rti, tag, tai, tan, tap, tar, tea, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tip, tng, tpi, tra, tri, trp

Definitions for Tapering

[1] to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
[2] to grow gradually lean.
[3] to make gradually smaller toward one end.
[4] to reduce gradually.
[5] gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
[6] gradual decrease of force, capacity, etc.
[7] anything having a tapering form, as a spire or obelisk.
[8] a candle, especially a very slender one.
[9] a long wick coated with wax, tallow, or the like, as for use in lighting candles or gas.
[10] taper off , to become gradually more slender toward one end. to cease by degrees; decrease; diminish: The storm is beginning to taper off now. I haven't stopped smoking entirely, but I'm tapering off to three cigarettes a day.
[11] to become or cause to become narrower towards one end the spire tapers to a point
[12] (often foll by off) to become or cause to become smaller or less significant
[13] a thin candle
[14] a thin wooden or waxed strip for transferring a flame; spill
[15] a narrowing
[16] engineering (in conical parts) the amount of variation in the diameter per unit of length
[17] any feeble source of light

Words related to Tapering

tapersharp, pointed, tapered, conic, acuminate, taper, wedged, pyramidal, conical, acuminous, fusiform

Words nearby Tapering

tapertape streamer, tape transport, tape-record, tapeman, tapenade, taper, taper off, taper pin, taper relief, tapered roller bearing, taperstick

Origin of Tapering

1before 900; Middle English: wax candle, Old English, variant of tapur, dissimilated variant of *papur paper

Words that may be confused with Tapering

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, tapertaper, tapir

Other words from Tapering

ta·per·er , noun
ta·per·ing·ly , adverb
un·ta·pered , adjective
un·ta·per·ing , adjective

Word origin for Tapering

Old English tapor, probably from Latin papӯrus papyrus (from its use as a wick)

Synonyms for Tapering

conic, pointed, sharp, tapered, pyramidal