Thin - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- make thin or thinner
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture (syn: cut, dilute, reduce, thin out)
- take off weight (syn: reduce, slenderize, slim)
adjective
adverb
Extra examples
He added a little more water to thin the gravy.
The haze thinned in the late afternoon.
His face has been thinned by illness.
She sliced the cheese thin.
Her face thinned down.
Mary has thinned down a lot since last year.
She's only wearing a thin summer jacket (=a jacket made of light material).
The road was covered with a thin layer of ice.
The skin on the eyelids is the thinnest on the body.
Keep your voice down - the walls are paper thin.
He was tall and thin, with short brown hair.
He has long thin hands.
Most high school girls say they want to be thinner.
His hair is quite thin on top.
The fog is quite thin in places.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: thin
he/she/it: thins
present participle: thinning
past tense: thinned
past participle: thinned
comparative: thinner
superlative: thinnest
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