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(most often used in the phrase peter out) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.

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peter

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpiːtə/

Verb

(most often used in the phrase peter out) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.

Japanese Meaning

次第に衰える / 徐々に減少する / 最終的に消え行く

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By the third hour the crowd's enthusiasm began to peter, leaving only a handful of attentive listeners.

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3時間が経った頃には、聴衆の熱意は次第にしぼみ、注意深く聴いている人はごくわずかになった。

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(most often used in the phrase peter out) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.

Whitney is absorbed especially by Dublin's unglamorous interstitial zones: the new housing estates and labyrinths of roads, watercourses and railways where the city peters into its commuter belt.

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peters

（ present singular third-person ）

petering

（ participle present ）

petered

（ participle past ）

petered

（ past ）

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