The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAPER , but the solution may also be EBB which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Lessen gradually crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAPER | 33 % | 5 |
| EBB | 33 % | 3 |
| ABATE | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lessen gradually
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abate
- wane
- decline
- declining
- subsidence
- fall away
- die away
- fall off
- dwindle
- dwindling
- fade out
- fade
Crossword Answer definitions
TAPER noun- A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
- (by extension) a small light.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
- To make thinner or narrower at one end.
- To diminish gradually.
- Tapered; narrowing to a point.
- One who operates a tape machine.
- Someone who works with tape or tapes.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result TAPER
- Thin candle
- Candle
- Reduce gradually
- Dwindle down
- Trail (off)
- Get to the point?
- Wicked light?
- Recorder at a gig
- Come to nothing?
- Decrease gradually