Polyglot Dictionary

peter out

/ˈpiːtər aʊt/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. desvanecerse poco a poco

    • The applause slowly petered out.

      Los aplausos se fueron desvaneciendo poco a poco.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

whittle down

peter out means to fade away gradually, on its own; whittle down means to reduce something specific, gradually — a directional distinction.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa peter out?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The applause slowly petered ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a peter out?

noun

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