peter out

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	peter out - end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" fizzle, fizzle out, taper off discontinue - 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 out fatigue, 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"

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peter out

verb 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 [ˌpiːtə^rˈaʊt] vi

[career, recovery] → s'essouffler

[track, road] → se terminer
to peter out into sth [+ track, footpath] → se transformer en qch
pet food n → aliments mpl pour animaux de compagnie
pet hate n → bête f noire
pet insurance n (gen) → assurance f animal; (for dog) → assurance f chien

? peter out

vi → langsam zu Ende gehen; (mineral vein) → versiegen; (river) → versickern; (song, noise) → verhallen; (interest) → sich verlieren, sich totlaufen; (excitement) → sich legen; (plan) → im Sande verlaufen