present participle of thin

Becoming less thick, dense, or numerous

(agriculture, forestry) Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants

plants that have been removed in order to improve the growth of the remainder

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. / Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole. / Any food produced or served in thin slices.

(transitive) To make thin or thinner. / (intransitive) To become thin or thinner. / To dilute. / To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thin

simple past tense and past participle of thin