Thinning is valid Scrabble Word

Is thinning a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
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Words with Friends YES

8 letters word
12 points in Scrabble
15 points in WWF

Definitions for THINNING in dictionary:

VERB:

make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow
make or become more watery in consistency
make or become smaller in thickness
hit (a ball) above its centre.

NOUN:

the act of thinning
the act of diluting something

ADVERB:

with little thickness or depth

ADJECTIVE:

with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together
(of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material

(of a garment or fabric) having become less thick as a result of wear
(of writing or printing) consisting of narrow lines
having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body
having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
(of the air or a substance in the air) not dense
denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce.
(of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely
lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate
(of a sound) faint and high-pitched
(of a smile) weak and forced.

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to make thin
present participle of thin

Words related to THINNING

thin7 thinned11 thins8

How to use THINNING in a sentence

When possible, however, it is better to combine the thinning process thus described with turning out to grass.
Are we to stand against the will of the nation? Are we to have civil war on the top of all our misfortunes? And, besides, we are thinning away.
The king was now in his six-and-fortieth year, and the cropped black head was already thinning a little on the top, and shading away to gray over the temples.
Within two or three weeks, as soon as the young plants had put forth three or four leaves, thinning and cultivation was begun.
Too much thinning out of the crown causes excessive evaporation, and too much cutting out in woodlands causes the soil to dry and the trees to suffer for the want of moisture.
The gale was breaking up, and the clouds were thinning.
Much of the injury reported to follow from close planting has been the result of carelessness in thinning.
In fact, if the ground is well prepared, weeding and thinning comprise the whole remainder of the cultivation.
Early thinning and planting is another important matter.
Immediately the rows are defined a first thinning should be made with a small hoe, care being taken to leave a good plant on the ground.

Sow thinly, so that there will not be much need for thinning, and confine the selection to sorts known to be hardy.
Sow in March and April, and commence thinning the seedlings while they are small.
Spray again after germination, and a third time when thinning is finished.
After the work of thinning, the fly may also be kept off the plants by scattering over them ashes, sand, or earth, impregnated with paraffin.
Thinning the wall of the quarter is advocated by many practitioners and is undoubtedly beneficial in chronic cases where marked contraction has taken place.
Even at this early stage it is wise to attend to the thinning of the buds.
If the seed is planted in a line instead of in a mass the plants can be left longer before the final thinning without danger of growing tall and weak.
The gallery was comparatively empty for a London gathering, for the balconies and hall were crowded, and the rooms were thinning.
The rain had begun to lessen, its downfall thinning into a soft patter among the leaves.
Big boulders lay about the ground amongst the trees, which were thinning off.
He put both hands into his hair, but he drew them out immediately without retaining any of the thinning gray locks.
Rushing on over the bodies of their fallen comrades the thinning ranks reached the old stone wall at the foot of the hill.
Down the slope across the plain and up the hill the waves rolled, their thinning ranks closing the wide gaps torn each moment by the fiery sleet of iron and lead.
The thinning, acrid air is tinged with the faint fragrance of sunburnt shrubs and grasses.
Just when the night air was thinning to gray there was a shattering rap on the ground-level window.
Consequently it is likely to occur in trees which have grown slowly for a time, then abruptly increased, due to improved conditions of light and food, as in thinning.
We climbed a ridge, and found the cedars thinning out into open patches.
Now this passion burnt on his horizon, as the winter sun makes a greenish pane in the west through thinning clouds.
On through the thinning fringe of shadow and into the full bright moonlight.

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