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peter out
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | peter out - end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"fizzle, fizzle out, taper offdiscontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" | | 2. | peter out - use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"poop out, conk out, run down, run outfatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" |
peter outverb die out, stop, fail, run out, fade, dwindle, evaporate, wane, give out, ebb, come to nothing, run dry, taper off The strike seemed to be petering out.Translations
peter out
peter outTo dwindle, diminish, or fade away; to be used up or exhausted. His campaign started really strong, but following a series of scandals, public support for the candidate petered out and he never got off the ground. The light on my bike began to peter out, so I had to stop and change the batteries.See also: out, peterpeter out[for something] to die or dwindle away; [for something] to become exhausted gradually. When the fire petered out, I went to bed. My money finally petered out, and I had to come home.See also: out, peterpeter outDwindle or diminish and come to an end, as in Their enthusiasm soon petered out. The origin of this usage is unknown, but one authority suggests it may refer to the apostle Peter, whose enthusiastic support of Jesus quickly diminished so that he denied knowing him three times during the night after Jesus's arrest. [Mid-1800s] See also: out, peterpeter outv.1. To cause someone to lose all energy; tire someone out: That long run petered me out. You'll get petered out if you work too fast.2. To lose all energy; tire out: I petered out toward the end and lost the race.3. To diminish slowly and come to an end; dwindle: The flow of water petered out as the valves were closed.See also: out, peterpeter out in. to give out; to wear out. What’ll we do when the money peters out? See also: out, peterpeter out
peter out[′pēd·ər ¦au̇t] (engineering) To fail gradually in size, quantity, or quality; for example, a mine may be said to have petered out. peter out
Synonyms for peter outverb die outSynonyms- die out
- stop
- fail
- run out
- fade
- dwindle
- evaporate
- wane
- give out
- ebb
- come to nothing
- run dry
- taper off
Synonyms for peter outverb end weaklySynonyms- fizzle
- fizzle out
- taper off
Related Wordsverb use up all one's strength and energy and stop workingSynonyms- poop out
- conk out
- run down
- run out
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