thinning out

A form of thin out — To make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of thin out
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thinning out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinning%20out

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“thinning out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinning%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thinning out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinning%20out.

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