peter out

peter out
verb
1. end weakly (Freq. 1)
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The music just petered out—there was no proper ending

• Syn: ↑taper off, ↑fizzle out, ↑fizzle
• Hypernyms: ↑discontinue
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

2. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
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At the end of the march, I pooped out

• Syn: ↑poop out, ↑run down, ↑run out, ↑conk out
• Hypernyms: ↑tire, ↑pall, ↑weary, ↑fatigue, ↑jade
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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[verb]
die out, dwindle, ebb, fade, fail, run out, stop, taper off, wane

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FIZZLE OUT, fade (away), die away/out, dwindle, diminish, taper off, tail off, trail away/off, wane, ebb, melt away, evaporate, disappear, come to an end, subside.
→ peter

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ˌpeter ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they peter out he/she/it peters out present participle petering out past tense petered out past participle petered out] phrasal verb
to gradually become smaller or weaker before coming to an end or disappearing completely

The conversation soon petered out.

Thesaurus: to disappear, or to stop existing or happeningsynonym
Main entry: peter

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peter out [phrasal verb]
informal : to gradually become smaller, weaker, or less before stopping or ending

Their romantic relationship petered out after the summer.

Interest in the sport is beginning to peter out.

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Main Entry: ↑peter

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ˌpeter ˈout derived
to gradually become smaller, quieter, etc. and then end

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The campaign petered out for lack of support.

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The road petered out into a dirt track.

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The conversation became strained and eventually petered out.

Main entry: ↑peterderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • peter out — {v.}, {informal} To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted. * /After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out./ * /The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out./ * /But as he thought of her, his anger… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • peter out — {v.}, {informal} To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted. * /After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out./ * /The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out./ * /But as he thought of her, his anger… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • peter out — [v] dwindle, decrease abate, come to nothing*, die out*, diminish, drain, ebb, evaporate, fade, fail, give out, lessen, pall, rebate, recede, run dry, run out, stop, taper off, wane; concepts 105,698 Ant. develop, grow, increase …   New thesaurus

  • peter out — index perish, subside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • peter out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms peter out : present tense I/you/we/they peter out he/she/it peters out present participle petering out past tense petered out past participle petered out to gradually become smaller or weaker before coming… …   English dictionary

  • peter out — in. to give out; to wear out. □ I’m about to peter out. I need a rest. □ What’ll we do when the money peters out? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • peter out — gradually lose power, reduce, run out    After 6, sales began to peter out. We had fewer customers …   English idioms

  • peter out — die down gradually, grow less strong The large crowd from the football game has begun to peter out and the streets around the stadium are becoming quiet now …   Idioms and examples

  • peter out — /ˌpi:tər aυt/ verb to come to an end gradually ▪▪▪ ‘…economists believe the economy is picking up this quarter and will do better in the second half of the year, but most expect growth to peter out next year’ [Sunday Times] …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • peter out — Synonyms and related words: abate, bate, be annihilated, be consumed, be destroyed, be disappointing, be no more, be unproductive, be used up, be wiped out, blow, break, break down, burn out, cave in, cease to be, cease to exist, collapse, come… …   Moby Thesaurus

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