peter out

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verb

1. end weakly (Freq. 1)
- The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
• Syn:
taper off, fizzle out, fizzle
• Hypernyms:
discontinue
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
- At the end of the march, I pooped out
• Syn:
poop out, run down, run out, conk out
• Hypernyms:
tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s