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petering

verb

Meaning

  1. In whist, to play a blue peter.
  2. (most often used in the phrase peter out) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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