petered
Slowly gave out
Petered appears almost exclusively in the phrase peter out, meaning to diminish gradually and come to an end: The trail petered out after a mile, Conversation petered out as the evening wore on.
The origin is obscure—possibly from mining, where a vein of ore peters out when it's exhausted.
Decreased gradually
- wanedDecreased gradually
- ebbedFlowed back out
- subsidedDecreased in intensity
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
lessened · abated · depleted · shrunk · contracted · attenuated · reduced · tapered
Dispersed or morally loose
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- evaporatedConverted to gas
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
- diedCeased to live
dissolved · withered · melted · expired · extinguished · perished
dwindled
Decreased gradually
decreased · lessened · abated · depleted · shrunk · contracted · attenuated · reduced · tapered · receded
dissipated
Dispersed or morally loose
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- evaporatedConverted to gas
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
died · dissolved · withered · melted · expired · extinguished · perished
drained
Emptied of resources
worn-out · sapped · tired · flagging · weary · enervated · run-down · tuckered · pooped · knackered
peteredsurged
Increased suddenly and forcefully
intensified · escalated · ramped up · swelled · picked up
peteredpersisted
Continued despite difficulty
endured · sustained · continued · persevered · carried on
- Peter PanEternal child who flies
- Peter Griffin
- peter outDiminish gradually until gone
- robs Peter to pay PaulCovers debt by creating another
- petered outGradually diminished to nothing
- petering outGradually diminishing to nothing