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Meaning of run thin | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

intransitive

Examples

“Patience is running thin.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

run through run to run to earth run to fat run to ground run to the hills

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