Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb peter_out

2 senses of peter out

Sense 1
taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle -- (end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending")
       => discontinue -- (come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31")

Sense 2
poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out -- (use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out")
       => tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade -- (lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food")