You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 15.

Today’s word is peter, spelled p-e-t-e-r.

peter / ˈpiːtər / verb

peter out phrasal verb

to gradually become smaller, less, weaker etc and then come to an end

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

The protest campaign petered out after a few weeks.

Some believe the protests will eventually peter out.

The road became narrower and eventually petered out.

This observation explains why many infection chains simply peter out on their own.

— Lars Fischer, Scientific American, "The Real Danger Posed by Coronavirus-Infected Mink," 11 Nov. 2020

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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