Hyphenation of tapering

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word tapering? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ta-per-ing

Definitions of tapering:

1.	The act of gradually lowering the size or amount The doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose
2.	Becoming gradually narrower Long tapering fingers Trousers with tapered legs
3.	Gradually decreasing until little remains

Synonyms of tapering:

adj	tapered, pointed
adj	tapered, narrowing, narrow
adj	dwindling, tapering off, decreasing
noun	lowering

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.