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Thinning

To make thin or thinner.

📖 Definitions of "Thinning"

verb

1
To make thin or thinner.
2
To become thin or thinner.
"The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see."
3
To dilute.
4
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

noun

1
Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants
2
Wood, leaves, or other plant parts removed during the process of thinning
3
The action or result of reducing thickness, density, or number

adjective

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cuttingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cuttingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
clarificationnoun	The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
depletionnoun	The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
narrowingnoun	The process of becoming narrow.
shrinkingnoun	The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
clearingnoun	The act or process of making or becoming clear.
lossnoun	(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
impoverishmentnoun	The state of being impoverished.
clarifyingnoun	Providing clarity; making clear.
depletionsnoun	The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
dilutingverb	(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
lesseningnoun	A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.
attenuatingverb	(transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
dwindlingnoun	declining; growing less
diminishingnoun	becoming smaller
reducing	(chemistry) That causes reduction.
emaciatingverb	(transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
rarefyingverb	(transitive) To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense.
lighteningnoun	The act or result of making something light or lighter.