Examples of use of taper
1. She said gasoline demand is expected to taper off after August.
2. Parker said fire officials were hopeful the winds would begin to taper off by the afternoon.
3. There was a little girl who looked shorter than the taper she was handed.
4. The wind–whipped snow was finally expected to taper off in Colorado on Thursday afternoon.
5. Heavy, widespread snow was expected to taper off by the evening.