- present participle of thin.
thinning
Example Sentences
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The trees left behind after thinning were enormous.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Forest Service, are overgrown because of decades of fire suppression, and that thinning them out through controlled burns would help reduce the amount of water absorbed by upland vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But scientists say long-term glacier thinning and the thawing of frozen ground likely raised the risks.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The chart below shows the thinning gap between annualized inflation rates and APYs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
He ran a hand through his thinning hair.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
