run thin

verb

To be nearly used up or consumed, so that little remains.

“Patience is running thin.”

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Meanings

verbrun thin (third-person singular simple present runs thin, present participle running thin, simple past ran thin, past participle run thin)

present singular third person runs thin · participle present running thin · past ran thin

  1. intransitiveTo be nearly used up or consumed, so that little remains.

    Patience is running thin.

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APA

run thin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20thin

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“run thin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20thin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run thin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20thin.

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