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thinning up

thinning up is the present participle and gerund of thin up.

Meaning of thin up

Verb

thin up (third-person singular simple present thins up, present participle thinning up, simple past and past participle thinned up)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) thin (in either width or viscosity).

Questions about thinning up

What is thinning up the present participle and gerund of?
Thinning up is the present participle and gerund of thin up.

Words near thinning up in the dictionary

  1. thinning
  2. thinning down
  3. thinning out
  4. thinning scissors
  5. thinning the herd
  6. thinning up
  7. thinnings
  8. thinnish
  9. thinny
  10. thinocorid
  11. thinocorids

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