ALL meanings of thinning
thin
T t - adjective thinning having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. 1
- adjective thinning of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire. 1
- adjective thinning having little flesh; spare; lean: a thin man. 1
- adjective thinning composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse: thin vegetation. 1
- adjective thinning scant; not abundant or plentiful. 1
- adjective thinning of relatively slight consistency or viscosity: thin soup. 1
- adjective thinning rarefied, as air. 1
- adjective thinning without solidity or substance; flimsy: a very thin plot for such a long book. 1
- adjective thinning lacking fullness or volume; weak and shrill: a thin voice. 1
- adjective thinning without force or a sincere effort: a thin smile. 1
- adjective thinning lacking body, richness, or strength: a thin wine. 1
- adjective thinning lacking in chroma; of light tint. 1
- adjective thinning Photography. (of a developed negative) lacking in density or contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure. 1
- adverb thinning in a thin manner. 1
- adverb thinning sparsely; not densely. 1
- adverb thinning so as to produce something thin: Slice the ham thin. 1
- verb with object thinning to make thin or thinner (often followed by down, out, etc.). 1
- verb without object thinning to become thin or thinner; become reduced or diminished (often followed by down, out, off, etc.): The crowd is thinning out. 1