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# thinning

verb form (present participle of «thin»: thin, thins, thinned, thinning); noun (thinning); adjective (thinning)

«thinning» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Thinning means becoming thinner or less thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#m1)
2. Thinning hair is hair that is getting less, as some people's does when they get older. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#m2)
3. In gardening, thinning (out) means pulling up some young plants so the others have room to grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#m3)
4. A crowd or traffic that is thinning is getting smaller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#m4)

### In the lessons

In gardening and science lessons: thinning seedlings so each has space, light and water. In everyday life: «Grandad's hair is thinning». In geography: thinning ice in the Arctic, a thinning ozone layer. In paint and cooking: thinning paint or sauce with water.

### Examples

- Grandad's hair is thinning on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#x1)
- We are thinning the carrot seedlings so they can grow big. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#x2)
- The crowd was thinning after the concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#x3)
- Scientists worry about the thinning ice in the Arctic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#x4)
- Add water for thinning the paint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#x5)
- The trees were thinning as we got higher up the mountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#x6)
- Traffic is thinning now that rush hour is over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/#x7)

### Note

Double «n»: thin → thinning, thinned. Opposite: thickening. «Thinning out» in gardening is a careful job; you keep the strongest plants.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «thinning» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thinning/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thinning» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thinning.html) on Mova free.