What part of speech is thinned?

Thinned can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. thinned is a verb, past participle of thin (infinitive).
  • 2. thinned is a verb, past simple of thin (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does thinned mean?

Definitions

Adjective

thinned - mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"

Verb

thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"
thin - lose thickness; become thin or thinner
thin - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
thin - take off weight

Examples of thinned

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A cup of thinned soup.
2. adj. You can't be too rich or too thin.
3. adj. Thin wire.
4. adj. A thin chiffon blouse.
5. adj. A thin book.
6. adj. A thin layer of paint.
7. adj. Air is thin at high altitudes.
8. adj. A thin soup.
9. adj. Thin oil.
10. adj. A thin feeble cry.
11. adj. A thin smile.
12. adj. A thin plot.
13. adj. A thin beard.
14. adj. A thin line across the page.
15. verb Suddenly as we looked at the ship we saw a dense black cloud of smoke shoot up from her, which hung like a monstrous tree upon the sky line. A few seconds later a roar like thunder burst upon our ears, and as the smoke thinned away there was no sign left of the Gloria Scott.
16. verb Thin the solution.
Sentence  
adj.
A cup of thinned soup.
You can't be too rich or too thin.
Thin wire.
A thin chiffon blouse.
A thin book.
A thin layer of paint.
Air is thin at high altitudes.
A thin soup.
Thin oil.
A thin feeble cry.
A thin smile.
A thin plot.
A thin beard.
A thin line across the page.
verb
Suddenly as we looked at the ship we saw a dense black cloud of smoke shoot up from her, which hung like a monstrous tree upon the sky line. A few seconds later a roar like thunder burst upon our ears, and as the smoke thinned away there was no sign left of the Gloria Scott.
Thin the solution.

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