petering
Slowly dying out
Petering appears almost exclusively in the phrase peter out, meaning to diminish gradually and then stop entirely.
A conversation peters out when it runs out of things to say.
A trail peters out when it fades into unmarked terrain.
Resources, enthusiasm, and storms all peter out: The rain petered out by midafternoon.
Progressively becoming smaller
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
subsiding · diminishing · lessening · decreasing · shrinking · weakening · flagging · slackening
Approaching total depletion
- depletingProgressively using up
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- emptyingRemoving all contents
- using upExpending entirely
spending · consuming · expending · tapping out · giving out · running dry · running low · finishing
dwindling
Progressively becoming smaller
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
ebbing · subsiding · diminishing · lessening · decreasing · shrinking · weakening · flagging · slackening · abating
running out
Approaching total depletion
using up · spending · consuming · expending · tapping out · giving out · running dry · running low · finishing · exhausting
peteringsurging
Rising with sudden force
intensifying · escalating · building · mounting · swelling
peteringrevitalizing
Restoring strength or energy
energizing · reinvigorating · flourishing · thriving · blossoming
peteringrevitalizing
Restoring strength or energy
energizing · invigorating · reinvigorating · reviving · strengthening
- petering outGradually diminishing to nothing