What is the meaning of peter out?

End weakly.
- usage: "The music just petered out-there was no proper ending"
- synonyms: taper off, fizzle out, fizzle
Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working.
- usage: "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
- synonyms: poop out, run down, run out, conk out

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APA	WordNet. (2010). peter out. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/peter_out/definitions/1301444
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