1
[ verb ] end weakly

Synonyms

taper_off fizzle fizzle_out

Examples

"The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

Used in print

(Todhunter Ballard, The Night Riders....)

Then the vein had petered_out and the whole project had been abandoned .

Related terms

discontinue

2
[ verb ] use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

Synonyms

run_down conk_out run_out poop_out

Examples

"At the end of the march, I pooped out"

Related terms

tire

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