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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