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present participle of peter (out)
Synonyms & Antonyms of petering (out)
as in giving out, fading (away)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for petering (out)
- abating,
- declining,
- decreasing,
- de-escalating,
- diminishing,
- draining (away),
- dropping (off),
- dwindling,
- dying (away or down or out),
- easing,
- ebbing,
- falling,
- falling away,
- lessening,
- letting up,
- lowering,
- moderating,
- palling,
- phasing down,
- ratcheting (down)
- (also racheting (down)),
- receding,
- relenting,
- remitting,
- shrinking,
- subsiding,
- tapering,
- tapering off,
- waning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for petering (out)
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“Petering (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petering%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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