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wears thin

wears thin is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear thin.

Meaning of wear thin

Verb

wear thin (third-person singular simple present wears thin, present participle wearing thin, simple past wore thin, past participle worn thin)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse.
    • Your jocose wisecracks have already worn thin.

Questions about wears thin

What is wears thin the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wears thin is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear thin.

Words near wears thin in the dictionary

  1. wears sackcloth and ashes
  2. wears something on one's sleeve
  3. wears the breeches
  4. wears the pants
  5. wears the trousers
  6. wears thin
  7. wears through
  8. wears too many hats
  9. wears up
  10. wears yellow stockings
  11. Wearside

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