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Petering is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Petering | Peter | Peters | Petered

Petering meaning

present participle and gerund of peter

Using Petering

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of peter
  • In the example corpus, petering often appears in combinations such as: petering out, before petering.

Context around Petering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

map 1×

Sentence patterns with Petering

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

it s petering out in 1× may be petering out without 1× months before petering out 1× rule before petering out 1× season is petering out with 1× that the petering map is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in 2011 hundreds 1× it s petering 1× it seems a 1× now that some 1× one could argue 1×

Common sentence endings:

before petering out 2× a lasting impact 1× compactness of districts 1× in relative ease 1× the pulses racing 1×

Words around Petering

Just before it in the word index:

peterhouse 8 peterhof 4 peterhead 96 peterhansel 10 petergate 2 petered 32

Just after it in the word index:

peterka 3 peterkin 9 peterkop 3 peterlee 18 peterloo 7 peterman 38

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Petering

  • In this selection, "petering" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, map stand out and add context to how "petering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include it s petering out in and may be petering out without. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "petering" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with petering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It's petering out in Kilmarnock now with Celtic seeing the game out in relative ease. (16 words)

According to many economists, the bounce-back from the pandemic could last just a few months before petering out. (19 words)

One could argue that the Petering map is the most democratic, both in terms of the efficiency gap and factors such as competitiveness and compactness of districts. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

It seems a sad situation that the Black Cats season is petering out with nothing to get excited about under interim head coach Six defeats in a row followed by a bore draw against QPR are not results to get the pulses racing. (43 words)

Now that some 22 people have been killed and at least 1,000 detained, the anti-government protests may be petering out without a clear indication of whether they will have a lasting impact. (34 words)

In 2011, hundreds of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets over the country’s high cost of living, briefly shaking the foundations of Netanyahu’s rule before petering out. (30 words)

Example sentences (6)

It seems a sad situation that the Black Cats season is petering out with nothing to get excited about under interim head coach Six defeats in a row followed by a bore draw against QPR are not results to get the pulses racing.

It's petering out in Kilmarnock now with Celtic seeing the game out in relative ease.

One could argue that the Petering map is the most democratic, both in terms of the efficiency gap and factors such as competitiveness and compactness of districts.

According to many economists, the bounce-back from the pandemic could last just a few months before petering out.

In 2011, hundreds of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets over the country’s high cost of living, briefly shaking the foundations of Netanyahu’s rule before petering out.

Now that some 22 people have been killed and at least 1,000 detained, the anti-government protests may be petering out without a clear indication of whether they will have a lasting impact.

Common combinations with petering

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "petering" in a sentence?
An example: "It seems a sad situation that the Black Cats season is petering out with nothing to get excited about under interim head coach Six defeats in a row followed by a bore draw against QPR are not results to get the pulses racing." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "petering" from authentic English texts.
What does "petering" mean?
Petering means: present participle and gerund of peter
How many example sentences with "petering" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "petering", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.