Peter \Pet"er\ (p[=e]"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Petered}
(p[=e]"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Petering}.] [Etymol.
uncertain.]
To become depleted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally
with out; as, that mine has petered out. [Slang, U.S.]
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