petered-outadj.

Brit.

/ˌpiːtədˈaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌpidərdˈaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English petered , out adv., int., and prep.

Etymology: < petered, past participle of peter v.² + out adv., int., and prep., after to peter out (see peter v.² 1). Compare slightly earlier petered adj.

That has petered out; exhausted; gradually finished.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [adjective] > come or brought to an end

past1340

consummatea1500

determined1581

finished1582

overpassed1582

overspent1597

ended1598

spent1609

expired1631

terminate1639

winded1642

petered-out1971

1878 Harper's Mag. Mar. 615/2 You've been a-buyin' an' a sellin' an' a-rakin' an' a-scrapin' till your soul..is nigh about petered out.

1896 Cent. Mag. 53 90/2 They think I'm petered out, and couldn't speechify to set 'em gaping, same's I used to.

1941 Amer. Speech 16 24/1 Petered out, exhausted.

1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird xvi. 228 It was another petered-out trail.

2001 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 21 May (Texas Living section) 10 c They have their moments, but this particular enterprise seems pretty petered out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petered-out
释义	petered-outadj. Brit. /ˌpiːtədˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌpidərdˈaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English petered , out adv., int., and prep. Etymology: < petered, past participle of peter v.² + out adv., int., and prep., after to peter out (see peter v.² 1). Compare slightly earlier petered adj. That has petered out; exhausted; gradually finished. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [adjective] > come or brought to an end past1340 consummatea1500 determined1581 finished1582 overpassed1582 overspent1597 ended1598 spent1609 expired1631 terminate1639 winded1642 petered-out1971 1878 Harper's Mag. Mar. 615/2 You've been a-buyin' an' a sellin' an' a-rakin' an' a-scrapin' till your soul..is nigh about petered out. 1896 Cent. Mag. 53 90/2 They think I'm petered out, and couldn't speechify to set 'em gaping, same's I used to. 1941 Amer. Speech 16 24/1 Petered out, exhausted. 1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird xvi. 228 It was another petered-out trail. 2001 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 21 May (Texas Living section) 10 c They have their moments, but this particular enterprise seems pretty petered out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1878
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