thin out
phrasal verbPart ofthin
thin out — phrasal verb
1. to become fewer in number, or to remove some items from a group to create more s
1.phrasal verb
Definition
to become fewer in number, or to remove some items from a group to create more space — used especially for crowds, traffic, or plants in a garden
Example
The crowd began to thin out around midnight after the fireworks display ended.
Élise thinned out the young apple trees so the strongest ones would produce bigger fruit.