Uk English Meaning of petering (out)
petering out
Other Uk English words related to petering out
- tapering off
- draining (away)
- dropping (off)
- dying (away or down or out)
- (fading) away
- falling away
- frittering (away)
- giving out
- melting (away)
- (slowing down)
- tailing (off)
- compressing
- condensing
- constricting
- contracting
- decreasing
- evaporating
- vanishing
- letting up
- phasing down
- ratcheting (down)
- ratcheting (down)
- abating
- declining
- diminishing
- dwindling
- easing
- ebbing
- falling
- flagging
- reduction
- lowering
- moderating
- paling
- receding
- relaxing
- relenting
- remitting
- shrinking
- slackening
- abating
- tapering
- waning
- weakening
- caving (in)
- de-escalating
Nearest Words of petering (out)
Definitions and Meaning of petering (out) in English
petering (out)
to gradually become smaller, weaker, or less before stopping or ending
FAQs About the word petering (out)
petering out
to gradually become smaller, weaker, or less before stopping or ending
tapering off,draining (away),dropping (off),dying (away or down or out),(fading) away,falling away,frittering (away),giving out,melting (away),(slowing down)
accumulating,building,enlarging,expanding,growing,increasing,intensifying,mounting,rising,Soaring
petered (out) => petered (out), peter (out) => peter (out), pesty => annoying, pests => pests, pesticides => pesticides,