thin out
verb
Simple meaning
To become sparse.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈθɪˈnaʊt
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Definition
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verb
Become sparser
intransitive
To become sparse.
transitive
To make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.
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