taper
/ˈteɪpə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈteɪpə/
taper
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- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final r is pronounced in US English
ta - per -> taper
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ~ (sth) (off) (to sth) သွယ်သည်။ ရှူး သည်။ a blade that tapers (off) to a fine point ❍ The trouser legs are slightly tapered. Compare FLARE2
၂။ ~ (sth) off လျော့သည်။ ကျဆင်းသည်။ The number of applicants for the course has been tapering off recently. ❍ taper off production of an old model.
၁။ သေးသွယ်သောဖယောင်းတိုင်လေး။ put a taper to the fire to light it.
၂။ (usu sing ) သွယ်ခြင်း။ ရှူးခြင်း။ jeans with a slight taper.
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narrow, come to a point, get thinner, shrink, decrease, peter out, diminish, abate, acuminous, attenuate, bate, candle, close, contract, die away, die out, drain, dwindle, dwindling, elongate, elongation, fade, flame, fusiform, incapacious, lanceolar, lessen, light, linear, match, narrowing, phase out, point, pyramidal, recede, reduce, rescind, shape, spill, subside, tail off, taper off, tapering, thin, thin down, thin out, thinning down, torch, wane, weaken, wedged, wind down
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