thin
adjective
having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick.
was thinning
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past progressiveof thin.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A 2018 study by researchers from Leeds University showed that the segment close to base camp was thinning at a rate of 1m per year.
From BBC ● May 28, 2023
The World Cup crowd was thinning out, but a new wave of folks came.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Because satellite estimates suggested the ice shelf was thinning an average of two or three meters per year, he expected to find the ice three to six centimeters thinner than the week before.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2022
“I couldn’t tell you how many people were in the room, but it felt like the sea of people was thinning out in both the slowest yet fastest time frame,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
His hair was thinning, and he smiled hesitantly and blinked at her through small, round glasses which made him look a little like a friendly owl.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
