Taper has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off. | |
| 2. | I saw the mouldering ruin of an abbey overrun with ivy, and the taper spire of a village church rising from the brow of a neighboring hill. |