Slim - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |slɪm|  American pronunciation of the word slim
Brit.  |slɪm|  British pronunciation of the word slim

verb

- take off weight (syn: reduce, slenderize, thin)

adjective

- being of delicate or slender build (syn: slender, slight, svelte)
a slim girl with straight blonde hair
- small in quantity (syn: slender)
a slim chance of winning

Extra examples

She looked slim and fit for her age.

He has a slim build.

I was a lot slimmer in those days.

They have only a slim chance of winning.

She started exercising to slim her thighs.

I'll skip dessert; I'm slimming.

We had a very slim audience, not more than a dozen.

They seemed to have rather slim faith in the stability of the structure.

She is slimming.

There's only a slim chance that anyone survived the crash.

The Republicans held a slim majority in the Senate.

...a slim, spruce man in a tailor-made business suit...

Without a transfusion her chances of survival were slim.

The Democrats have a slim majority in the House.

Kathleen walked in, tall, slim, confident and in total command of herself.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: slim
he/she/it: slims
present participle: slimming
past tense: slimmed
past participle: slimmed
adjective
comparative: slimmer
superlative: slimmest
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