The meaning of THIN is having little extent from one surface to its opposite. How to use thin in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Thin.

In agricultural sciences, thinning is the removal of some plants, or parts of plants, to make room for the growth of others. Selective removal of parts of a plant such as branches, buds, or roots is typically …

To make or become thin or thinner. [Middle English, from Old English thynne; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] thin′ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

thinning Add to word list present participle of thin (Definition of thinning from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Mar 7, 2026 · Thinning skin is a gradual loss of density and resilience in one or more layers of your skin, making it more fragile, translucent, and prone to tearing or bruising. It happens to nearly everyone …

adv. in a thin manner. sparsely; not densely. so as to produce something thin: Slice the ham thin. v.t. to make thin or thinner (often fol. by down, out, etc.). v.i. to become thin or thinner; become reduced or …

An elderly woman was standing behind him, frail and stooped, her thinning silver hair as light as goose down.

noun the act of diluting something “the thinning of paint with turpentine” synonyms: cutting see more see less

Synonyms for THINNING: diluting, cutting, loading, weakening, polluting, poisoning, infecting, manipulating; Antonyms of THINNING: strengthening, fertilizing, enriching, fortifying, augmenting, …

If farmers have to maintain a desired population at harvest, soil moisture, fertility and pest management must be improved and thinning should be completed earlier.