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siriri, marakauri

Positive
thin

Comparative
thinner

Superlative
thinnest

If something is thin, there is a short distance from one side to the other. <> siriri, marakauri
I can hear the people in the other room because the wall is thin. <> ina jiyo mutanen a dayan dakin saboda bangon dakin siriri ne

The man was very tall and thin as a stick. <> mutumin yana da tsawo san nan siriri ne kamar sanda
If something is thin it doesn't have a lot of stuff in it. <> siriri, marakauri
The soup is too thin. It needs more flavour. sabulun yayi siriri yana bukatar akara masa sinadari.

His hair is quite thin on top. <> gashin kansa siriri ne

Plain form (yanzu)
thin

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi)
thins

Past tense (ya wuce)
thinned

Past participle (ya wuce)
thinned

Present participle (ana cikin yi)
thinning

(transitive & intransitive) If something thins, there is less of it.
After the show, the crowd thinned out quickly and only a few people stayed.

My hair started thinning when I was 25.

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 ===Pronunciation===
-* {{IPA|/'θɪn/}}
 * {{audio|en-us-thin.ogg|Audio (US)}}
 * Hausa pronunciation <html><script type="text/javascript" src="https://forvo.com/_ext/ext-prons.js?id=7285471"></script></html>
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 #: ''The man was very tall and '''thin''' as a stick.'' <> mutumin yana da tsawo san nan siriri ne kamar sanda
 # If something is '''thin''' it doesn't have a lot of stuff in it. <> siriri, marakauri
-#: ''The soup is too '''thin'''. It needs more flavour.''
+#: ''The soup is too '''thin'''. It needs more flavour.'' sabulun yayi siriri yana bukatar akara masa sinadari.
-#: ''His hair is quite '''thin''' on top.'' gashin kansa siriri ne
+#: ''His hair is quite '''thin''' on top.'' <> gashin kansa siriri ne
 ===Synonyms===