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How to pronounce thinly in English?

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Synonyms thin
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Synonyms lightly


spread the margarine thinly over the meat.
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thinly overgrown mountainside.
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smiled thinly.

Examples of thinly

thinly
You'd never, ever land on your heel on a thinly cushioned shoe, because it hurt.
From the time.com
For me, it was a bit like scrolling through a thinly populated wedding magazine.
From the post-gazette.com
Soon, even S has a cult following for her folksy, albeit thinly reported, obits.
From the kentucky.com
Using a mandolin or vegetable peeler, slice the beetroots as thinly as possible.
From the independent.co.uk
Stack leaves in a pile, roll them into a cigar shape and slice thinly crosswise.
From the sltrib.com
The ads appeared to be designed to manipulate the value of thinly traded stocks.
From the thestate.com
Stir it occasionally as it's browning and thinly slice 2 pounds of white onions.
From the news10now.com
Cut the peppers into quarters, thinly slice them, and add the pieces to the pot.
From the dailyherald.com
Round here, there have been endless reminders of how thinly order lies on chaos.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"
  • Without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin"
  • In a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly"
  • In a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside"
  • This is a vague term which is used ubiquitously. In general, if you place small seeds roughly 1.2 to 2.5cm (half an inch to an inch) apart then you won't go far wrong. Larger seeds (such as peas) are placed further apart. ...