peter

¹pe·ter

verb \ˈpē-tər\

Definition of PETER

intransitive verb

1

: to diminish gradually and come to an end : give out —usually used with out <novelists whose creative impetus seems largely to have petered out — Times Literary Supplement>

2

: to become exhausted —usually used with out

Origin of PETER

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1846

Rhymes with PETER

beater, bleater, cheater, eater, fetor, greeter, heater, liter, meeter, meter, pleater, praetor, rhetor, seater, sheeter, skeeter, teeter, treater, tweeter