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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| decreasing | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| dwindling | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| tapering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| taper off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| gradual | /xx | Adjective |
| diminishing | x/xx | Verb |
| winding down | /x/ | Phrase |
| diminishing returns | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| diminution | xx/x | Noun |
| cut back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun |
| abating | x/x | Verb |
| withdrawing | x/x | Verb |
| thinning | /x | Noun |
| cutting off | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| gradualism | /xxxx | Noun |
| subsiding | x/x | Verb |
| whittle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shrinking | /x | Noun |
| tapped out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| discontinuation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| slackening | /xx | Noun |
| tapping | /x | Noun |
| ceasing | /x | Verb |
| discontinuance | xx/xx | Noun |
| phaseout | /x | Noun |
| slowing | /x | Verb |
| ease off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| incremental | xx/x | Adjective |
| stepping down | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| dissipating | /xxx | Verb |
| cutting out | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| progressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| declining | x/x | Verb |
| downregulation | /xx/x | Noun |
| whittle away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fade away | /xx | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| relinquishing | x/xx | Verb |
| stopping | /x | Verb |
| decelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| terminating | /xxx | Verb |
| cutback | /x | Noun |
| attenuating | x/xxx | Noun |
| cap off | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| throttling | /xx | Noun |
| drying up | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| blunting | /x | Noun |
| desistance | x/x | Noun |
| toned down | /x | Phrase |
| wind down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lessening | /xx | Noun |
| maturing | x/x | Verb |
| ending | /x | Noun |
| turn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| quitting | /x | Verb |
| evaporating | x/xxx | Verb |
| titrate | /x | Adverb |
| descending | x/x | Verb |
| trail off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lowering | /xx | Verb |
| culminating | /xxx | Verb |
| tone down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| wear off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| weaning | /x | Noun |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| abducted | x/x | Adjective |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| acuminate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| against | x/ | Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| angulation | /x/x | Noun |
| antler | /x | Noun |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| apical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| arching | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| aside | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| askew | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| bend | / | Noun, Verb |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| beveled | /x | Adjective |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bowing | /x | Noun |
| branching | /x | Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bristle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bulging | /x | Noun |
| bumpy | /x | Adjective |
| busiest | /xx | Adjective |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| chili | /x | Noun |
| coasts | / | Noun |
| colder | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| concavity | x/xx | Noun |
| cooler | /x | Noun |
| coward | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cruciform | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| curving | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cutoff | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| dampened | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| deactivate | x/xx | Verb |
| deduction | x/x | Noun |
| defuse | x/ | Verb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| deselect | xx/ | Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dip | / | Noun, Verb |
| disable | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| disconnect | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disconnection | xx/x | Noun |
| discount | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| disengagement | xx/x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| driest | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| elevated | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| everything | /xx | Noun |
| excluding | x/x | Verb |
| extension | x/x | Noun |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| external | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| extinction | x/x | Noun |
| extinguished | x/x | Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fermentation | xx/x | Noun |
| fixed | / | Adjective |
| flared | / | Adjective |
| flattening | /xx | Noun |
| fluted | /x | Adjective |
| folding | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| for | / | Noun |
| forked | / | Adjective |
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| from | / | Verb |
| gone | / | Adjective |
| gradation | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| hardening | /xx | Noun |
| her | x | Noun |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| idle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| inactivate | x/xx | Verb |
| inactive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| inoperative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| judgement | /x | Noun |
| judgment | /x | Noun |
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| latter | /x | Adjective |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| less | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| liminal | /xx | Adjective |
| lopsided | //x | Adjective |
| lost | / | Adjective |
| muffled | /x | Adjective |
| mute | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| notched | / | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| off duty | //x | Phrase |
| offline | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| offs | / | Noun |
| offshore | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| oft | / | Adverb, Noun |
| on | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| open | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| opponent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| opposite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| outdoor | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| passing | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| peak | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pentagonal | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| pick | / | Verb, Noun |
| pointed | /x | Adjective |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| quiescent | x/x | Adjective |
| recurved | x/ | Adjective |
| remotely | x/x | Adverb |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| reset | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| rest | / | Noun, Verb |
| rounded | /x | Adjective |
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| seaward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| serrated | /xx | Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shutdown | /x | Noun |
| sleep | / | Noun, Verb |
| slender | /x | Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| sour | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| spoiled | / | Adjective |
| stabilize | /xx | Verb |
| starting | /x | Noun |
| stationary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| termination | xx/x | Noun |
