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PETER OUT

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There are 2 meanings of the phrase Peter Out.

Peter Out - as a verb

End weakly

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

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
fizzlefizzle outtaper off

Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

Example: "At the end of the march, i pooped out"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
conk outpoop outrun out

Example Sentences

"I started running but had to peter out after just a few minutes."
"The conversation began to peter out as people lost interest."
"The fire started to peter out after a few hours."
"His enthusiasm for the project began to peter out as it faced more challenges."
"The conversation started to peter out as everyone ran out of things to say."
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