Meaning

3 senses
  1. Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants

  2. Wood, leaves, or other plant parts removed during the process of thinning

  3. The action or result of reducing thickness, density, or number

More definitions
  • the act of diluting something

Forms

plural: thinnings
Singularthinning
Pluralthinnings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of diluting something:cutting

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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