āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
thin out
/θËÉĒn ËaĘt/
to thin out
[phrase form: thin]
01
āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
to decrease the number or density of something
Transitive: to thin out sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager decided to thin out the excessive paperwork in the office.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻ
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02
āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to become less dense
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the night went on, the party began to thin out, leaving only a few guests.
āϰāĻžāϤ āϝāϤ āĻāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ, āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞ, āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāύ āĻ
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03
āϤāϰāϞ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to lessen the flavor of a mixture
Transitive: to thin out a mixture or substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You can thin out the paint with a bit of water for a smoother finish.
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