thins out
Gradually grows sparser
Thins out describes something becoming less dense, concentrated, or numerous.
A crowd thins out as people leave.
Hair thins out with age.
Forest thins out as trees become more spaced.
The fog thinned out by midmorning.
A gardener thins out seedlings by removing some to give others room to grow.
- water downWeaken by adding liquid
- diluteReduce by adding solvent
- winnowSort by blowing air
- disperseCause to spread apart
- scatterDistribute in random directions
rarefy · decrease · cull · spread · attenuate · prune · lessen · dies down · fades away · diminish · pare down · reduce · taper · slacken · deplete · decimate · simplify · evaporate
thins outthickens
Becomes less fluid
densifies · concentrates · condenses · compacts · coagulates
thins outmultiplies
Performs times operations
increases · proliferates · swells · accumulates · builds up
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