petered

Meanings

• Gradually decrease or fade away.

  - "The sound of the rain gradually petered out."
  - "The intensity of her emotions slowly petered away."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with petered
petered , metered , reiterated , iterative , repetitive , resilient , compliant , reciprocal , reconciled , conceded , acknowledged , agreed

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Variants

List of all variants of petered that leads to same result
peter , petered , petering , peters , peter out , petered out , petering out , peters out

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'petered' is believed to have originated in the late 1800s. It is derived from the verb 'peter', which means 'to fail' or 'to be weak'. The suffix '-ed' was added to the verb to form the past tense participle 'petered'.

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