skinnying

Verb

skinny (third-person singular simple present skinnies, present participle skinnying, simple past and past participle skinnied)

1. (informal, transitive) To reduce or cut down.
   • Like an accordion at a country wedding producing sweet-and-sour notes, some importers are expanding their U.S. retail automotive operations while others are skinnying down.1982, Ward's Auto World, volume 18, numbers 1-6, page 65

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