teeny
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of teeny
Example Sentences
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“Typically with karaoke, the sound is kind of teeny, there’s not a lot of bass and the vocal is super hot and sitting on top too much,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Researchers at the University of New Mexico analyzed samples of brain tissue from dead people, and found they contained a truly alarming amount of teeny tiny shards and flakes of polyethylene, and other polymers.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
We have a teeny little garden I’m working on finally, after 15 years, actually doing something with it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
"When choosing to operate her fiscal rules with such teeny tiny headroom, Ms Reeves would have known that run-of-the-mill forecast changes could easily blow her off course," Ms Miller added.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
Then I told the policeman how Mr. Vandermeer was teaching his rats to play basketball with a teeny ball for a science experiment.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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