English Explanatory Dictionary

peter out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”).

Pronunciation

pē′tər out′ /ˌpiːtəɹ‿ˈaʊt/ /ˌpitɚ‿ˈaʊt/ [-ɾɚ-] En-au-peter out.ogg

Word forms

peter out peters out petering out petered out

Etymology

From peter (“diminish to nothing”, intransitive verb) + out. First attested in the mid-1800s.

Synonyms

dwindle fade away fade out gutter out spin down tail away trail off peter
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