peter out (v.)
- abate
- bate
- blow
- break
- collapse
- crumble
- decline
- die
- diminish
- disappear
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- evaporate
- expire
- fade
- fail
- faint
- fatigue
- fizzle
- flag
- flee
- fly
- gasp
- go
- jade
- languish
- lessen
- pant
- pass
- perish
- pine
- puff
- rebate
- recede
- sink
- succumb
- tire
- vanish
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- weary
- wheeze
- wilt
- yield