PHRASALVERBS
peter out to gradually become smaller, quieter, etc. and then end:
The campaign petered out for lack of support. * The road petered out into a dirt track. * The conversation became strained and eventually petered out.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for peter is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is peter a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, peter is tagged as verb.
Does peter appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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