peter

v Informal.

1. weaken, decline, fade, pine, fail, flag, wilt, droop; languish, dwindle, wither on the vine; tire, get or grow tired, grow weary, run out or down, Inf. run out of steam, burn out, Inf. give out, Inf. conk out, Inf. peg out, Inf. poop out.

2.Usu. peter out

dissolve, melt, melt away, pass away, fade out of the picture; wane, die out or away, cease to be or exist, cease; go downhill, Sl. hit the skids; come to nothing, come to naught, hang fire, flash in the pan; fall through, fall flat, get bogged down, go up in smoke.