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How to pronounce “thinning”
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Pronunciation guide for thinning
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of thinning with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why wildfires have gotten worse -- and what we can do about it
and this prevented once-frequent fires from thinning out trees
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of thin
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce thinning
Why wildfires have gotten worse -- and what we can do about it

and this prevented once-frequent fires from thinning out trees
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “thinning”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of thin
- [Noun]
- (agriculture, forestry) Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants
- (agriculture, forestry) Wood, leaves, or other plant parts removed during the process of thinning
- The action or result of reducing thickness, density, or number
- [Adjective]
- Becoming less thick, dense, or numerous
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