skinny
/ˈskɪni/ verb C2- To reduce or cut down.
He/she/it skinnies · Past skinnied · Past participle skinnied · -ing form skinnying
Verb forms
- Base form
- skinny
- He/she/it
- skinnies
- Past
- skinnied
- Past participle
- skinnied
- -ing form
- skinnying
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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She was not much hurt, but in her fall one of the Silver Shoes came off; and before she could reach it, the Witch had snatched it away and put it on her own skinny foot.
“She’s terrible skinny and homely, Marilla.
“How dare you call me skinny and ugly?
“Just imagine how you would feel if somebody told you to your face that you were skinny and ugly,” pleaded Anne tearfully.
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