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diminish to decrease or abate; dwindle. [1/3 definitions]
peter (informal) to dwindle gradually to the point of stopping or disappearing altogether (usu. fol. by "out").
peter out to decrease very, very gradually until nothing remains; dwindle to nothing.
taper to dwindle or diminish, as to a complete stop. [2/7 definitions]
trail to become weaker; dwindle. [1/13 definitions]