petering-outn.

Brit.

/ˌpiːt(ə)rɪŋˈaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌpidərɪŋˈaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peter v.², -ing suffix¹, out adv.

Etymology: < peter v.² + -ing suffix¹ + out adv., after to peter out (see peter v.² 1).

A gradual diminishing or finishing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > end or extremity > [noun] > petering-out or gradually ending

petering-out1890

1890 Overland Monthly July 61/2 That doctrine of your scientific people about the petering-out of the no-accountest.

1949 ‘J. Tey’ Brat Farrar xix. 170 The..petering-out of the poorer suburbs.

2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Apr. 6 It may be that the war in Iraq will end not with the handing over of an officer's sword of surrender, but with a slow and inconclusive petering out of the war.

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

单词	petering-out
释义	petering-outn. Brit. /ˌpiːt(ə)rɪŋˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌpidərɪŋˈaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peter v.², -ing suffix¹, out adv. Etymology: < peter v.² + -ing suffix¹ + out adv., after to peter out (see peter v.² 1). A gradual diminishing or finishing. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > end or extremity > [noun] > petering-out or gradually ending petering-out1890 1890 Overland Monthly July 61/2 That doctrine of your scientific people about the petering-out of the no-accountest. 1949 ‘J. Tey’ Brat Farrar xix. 170 The..petering-out of the poorer suburbs. 2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Apr. 6 It may be that the war in Iraq will end not with the handing over of an officer's sword of surrender, but with a slow and inconclusive petering out of the war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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