📉peter

verb
/ˈpiːtər/

Meaning

to diminish gradually and come to an end; to fade or dwindle away

Example Sentences

The excitement of the event began to peter out after a few hours.

Example Expressions

peter out

Synonyms

diminish, fade, dwindle, decline, subside

Antonyms

grow, increase, rise

Collocations

peter out, peter away, excitement peter, enthusiasm peter

Related Vocabularies

to cause a liquid to flow from a container
to like one thing better than another
To break suddenly into many small pieces.
to condemn or criticize strongly; used as an expletive to express anger or emphasis
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Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

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