peter out

Meaning

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

Synonyms

fizzle

die out

taper off

fizzle out

become extinct

conk out

run down

run out

wane

poop out

fade away

finish

die down

decrease

flag

fold

fray

go

pass away

pass over

ravel

come to a stop

come to an end

terminate

trail away

trail off

vanish

tail off

wear off

be finished

diminish

disappear

end

🔚

fade

Translations

s’éteindre

ausklingen

versanden

im Sande verlaufen

sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen

totlaufen

einschlafen

umblasen

ξεφτίζω

cesser

disparaître

périr

se perdre

tourner court

estropellar-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpiːtɚ‿ˈaʊt/

Etymology

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