peter out Antonyms
Strongest:
- escalate
- soar
- intensify
- grow
- appear
- pick-up
- intensify
- appear
- emerge
- swell
- mount
- increase
- mount
- build
- rise
- accumulate
- build
- show-up
- enlarge
- expand
- increase
- pick-up
- expand
- soar
- show-up
- rise
- accumulate
- enlarge
- emerge
- swell
- escalate
- grow
Strong:
- mushroom
- snowball
- burgeon
- snowball
- wax
- bourgeon
- elongate
- balloon
- mushroom
- bourgeon
- elongate
- burgeon
- balloon
- wax
Weak:
Meaning of peter out
peter out (v)
end weakly
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
peter out Sentence Examples
- The stormy weather gradually petered out, leaving a calm and peaceful evening.
- The enthusiasm for the project waned over time and eventually petered out.
- The popularity of the once-trendy fashion style slowly petered out, becoming a thing of the past.
- The stream trickled down the hill, but eventually petered out before reaching the river.
- The conversation between the friends petered out after they ran out of things to discuss.
- The infection slowly petered out as the patient's immune system fought it off.
- The supply of food and water petered out during the long journey, leaving the travelers desperate.
- The once-bright fire crackled and popped, then slowly petered out into a few dying embers.
- The pain in his leg throbbed intensely at first, but then it gradually petered out to a dull ache.
- The sound of the distant fireworks grew louder, then petered out as the grand finale concluded.
FAQs About the word peter out
end weakly, use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
fritter (away), slow (down), vanish, melt (away), fade (away), give out,tail (off), evaporate, shrink, diminish
escalate, soar, intensify, grow, appear, pick up, intensify, appear, emerge, swell
The stormy weather gradually petered out, leaving a calm and peaceful evening.
The enthusiasm for the project waned over time and eventually petered out.
The popularity of the once-trendy fashion style slowly petered out, becoming a thing of the past.
The stream trickled down the hill, but eventually petered out before reaching the river.