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run thin

run thin verb: to be nearly used up or consumed, so that little remains.

Verb

run thin (third-person singular simple present runs thin, present participle running thin, simple past ran thin, past participle run thin)

  1. (intransitive) To be nearly used up or consumed, so that little remains.
    • Patience is running thin.

Forms of run thin

third-person singular presentruns thin
present participlerunning thin
pastran thin
past participlerun thin

Questions about run thin

What does run thin mean?
Run thin means to be nearly used up or consumed, so that little remains.
What part of speech is run thin?
Run thin is a verb.
What is the past tense of run thin?
The past tense of run thin is ran thin.

Words near run thin in the dictionary

  1. run the risk
  2. run the rule over
  3. run the show
  4. run the table
  5. run the whole show
  6. run thin
  7. run through
  8. run through the garden
  9. run time
  10. run times
  11. run to

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