peter out

Verb

Meaning

use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

end weakly

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Synonyms

fizzle run out taper off fizzle out stop decline drop decrease fail disappear sink weaken diminish shrink fade
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Antonyms

last well increase spread develop rise
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Hypernyms

jade pall fatigue tire weary discontinue

Examples

At the end of the march, I pooped out Source: Internet

The music just petered out--there was no proper ending Source: Internet

If Donald Trump never joins Parler, will it just peter out? Source: Internet

While wage growth in Q3 outstripped that of the previous quarter (3 percent versus 1 percent) as economic activity picked up in the summer after spring phase of the pandemic, this will peter out somewhat, the bank says. Source: Internet

“But it did peter out. Source: Internet

Granted, this is a curiosity that will more than likely peter out in the coming days, but I’m still curious, nonetheless. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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