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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. end weakly;
- Example: "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
[syn: taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle]

2. become smaller or less active;
- Example: "Business tapered off"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

taper off v 1: end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" [syn: taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle] 2: become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"