Crossword clues for petered
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Peter \Pet"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Petered; p. pr. & vb. n. Petering.] [Etymol. uncertain.] To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out. [Slang, U.S.]
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: peter)
Usage examples of "petered".
It petered out at those levels where the spiders, paper-loving insects and small wildlife were diligently continuing their self-appointed task of mummifying the accumulated wisdom of the Moot.
Overpowered when the tide turned, when their mysterious allies had disappeared and the spontaneous small riots supporting them had petered out in confusion.
Railing against past decisions petered out the way it always had to: when she reached Eve wishing she'd not played with the snake, regret vanished.
Brent was gone a considerable time but returned to say the lead had petered out.
Downhill, the lines petered out less than a hundred yards away and through the trees could be glimpsed some distant object, a startling green in colour.
By this time the last of the trees to the right of the track had petered out, the darkened waters of the Neretva dam were clearly visible to the west and the railway track was now running very close indeed to the edge of what appeared to be a dangerously steep precipice.
Reynolds was hidden behind a huge boulder which afforded perfect concealment both from the far side of the bridge and from the bank on the far side up to the point where it petered out: it did not offer concealment from the dam.
Occasionally, there were tantalizing hints of pathways which they were able to walk along comfortably for a while, but all of them petered out into the prevailing confusion.
The market was to their south now: they were above the point where the vegetables and shellfish and overripe fruit petered out.
The streets of Bonetown edged nervously into the scrubland with exploratory little fringes of brick that petered quickly out.
While the talks petered out, the little Princess Marie died in Paris, eliminating the proposed marriage.
Eventually the discussion petered out and all eyes were on Sarah again.
When John's voice petered out like that he was usually going to say something she didn't like.
The streets of Bonetown edged nervously into the scrubland with exploratory little fringes of brick that petered quickly out.