draping off

Verb

drape off (third-person singular simple present drapes off, present participle draping off, simple past and past participle draped off)

1. (ambitransitive) To extend as if hanging like a drape.
   • Streams cut through open plains draping off the mountain ridge.
2. (intransitive) To reduce in amplitude.
   • The long tail of sales drapes off without dropping off.