(verb) decrease or fade gradually before coming to an end. “the storm had petered out”
Peter meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
क्षीण होना, फीका करना
Peter origin
early 19th century: of unknown origin.
Peter in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper)
ICC World Cup 2019: India equal unwanted world record with loss …, The Indian cricket team’s unbeaten run in the ICC World Cup 2019 … Title contenders India weren’t up to the task as their chase petered out on …
Know your candidate: DMK announces nominees for Rajya Sabha …, After the DMK’s rival and ruling party All India Anna Dravida … ensured I missed some of them!) but it petered out in an anti-climax,” he tweeted.
A World Cup lost and found, India had lost each of its three matches: England bowled out India for 63; New … On home turf, India’s campaign petered out with a whimper.
View: Doubts over India’s GDP numbers may continue for sometime, Until that is done, doubts about India’s GDP numbers will continue. … recovery post-demonetisation having petered out — the focus had, in any …
A ‘pride’ that roared on the streets of Kolkata yet again, By the time darkness descended, they had accomplished India’s first … emails even as planned participation from other cities petered out.
(verb) reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. “civil liberties were further curtailed”
(verb) deprive someone of (something). “I that am curtailed of this fair proportion”
Curtail meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
काटना, घटाना, छांटना, कम करना, छोटा करना, संक्षिप्त करना
Curtail origin
late 15th century: from obsolete curtal ‘horse with a docked tail’, from French courtault, from court‘short’, from Latin curtus . The change in the ending was due to association with tail1 and perhaps also with French tailler ‘to cut’.
Curtail in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper)
Opinion | India’s Election Commission should not Curtail free speech, Elections are a celebration of democracy, and democracy, in large part, is about free speech and expression. Put the two propositions about ..
You cannot Curtail natural instincts of a player like Rishabh, says …, Talking about Pant first, Amre said the young keeper-batsman took the disappointment of not making India’s World Cup squad on the chin.
Oil’s not well for India | Petroleum, Starting May 2, India will no longer be able to import crude oil from Iran, … The US sanctions are intended to build pressure on Iran to Curtail its …
Kolkata to have Curtail Ramzan bazaar for polls, KOLKATA: The 100-year-old Ramzan and Eid Bazaar around the iconic Nakhoda Mosque on Zakaria Street, which attracts thousands across ..
IndiGo to Curtail 30 daily flights in February, The country’s largest airline IndiGo Wednesday announced Curtail around 30 flights daily for the rest of February as it looks to stabilise …
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of Curtail
if you put CURTains to yur door or windows it will REDUCE the width of the door or window
we use curtains to RESTRICT others seeing us (say while changing our clothes :D)…!!!
(verb) (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker; “confidence in the dollar waned”
(verb) (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size; “the moon is waning”
(Phrase) on the wane — becoming weaker or less extensive;“the epidemic was on the wane”
(noun) the amount by which a plank or log is bevelled or falls short of a squared shape; “I cut the log into slabs without removing the outside wane”
Wane (वेन / वैन) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
उतरना, घटना, ढलना, कम होना, क्षीण होना, अधोगति, अवनति, कमी, क्षय, घटाव, पतन, ह्रास, चंद घटना
Wane Origin
Old English wanian ‘lessen’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin vanus ‘vain’.
Wane in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper)
Manufacturing activity picks up but optimism continues to wane.
US Report Says Anti-Americanism On the Wane in Greece.
India’s craze for gold on the wane as yellow metal gets dearer.
Atheism may be on the wane in Britain.
Davos: Citigroup CEO admits London focus will wane after Brexit.
