thinning

Meaning of thinning

verb
  1. To make thin or thinner.
  2. To become thin or thinner.
    The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.
  3. To dilute.
  4. To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
noun
  1. Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants
  2. Wood, leaves, or other plant parts removed during the process of thinning
  3. The action or result of reducing thickness, density, or number
adjective
  1. Becoming less thick, dense, or numerous
    thinning hair

Information about thinning

  • The plural form of thinning is: thinnings.
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Hyphenation of thinning

thin-ning

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • thinning is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

thinning synonyms

Meaning cutting:

cutting

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