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wore thin

wore thin is the simple past 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 wore thin

What is wore thin the simple past of?
Wore thin is the simple past of wear thin.

Words near wore thin in the dictionary

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

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