1) Anagram of RED TAPE 2) Became gradually smaller 3) Became narrow 4) Becoming gradually narrower 5) Came to a point 6) Came to the point 7) Chopstick-shaped 8) Coming to a point 9) Conical 10) Decreased gradually 11) Diminished gradually 12) Getting to the point 13) Gradually became thinner 14) Lessened 1) Coned 2) Narrow 3) Narrowing 4) Pointed 5) Tapering 6) Thin 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Taper • (a.) Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir.
Ta'pered adjective Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. [ R.] T. Warton. 
[adj] - becoming gradually narrower
tapering adjective becoming gradually narrower; `long tapering fingers`; `trousers with tapered legs`