thinning

Noun
Synonyms: cutting

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of diluting something“the cutting of whiskey with water”“the thinning of paint with turpentine”Synonyms: cutting
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Thin \Thin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Thinning.] [Cf. AS. ge[thorn]ynnian.] To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective). [1913 Webster]
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