Synonyms
Examples of teeny in a Sentence
I'll just have a teeny piece of cake.
I'm a teeny bit upset.
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As if the waves-to-curls, long-to-short change-up wasn't enough, there was yet another transformation in store: a extra long, pin-straight blonde style with just the teeniest, softest hint of pink.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Oct. 2023
Who could forget Katie Holmes’s arrival on the Croisette in the world’s teeniest, tiniest kitten heel?
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 21 June 2023
But that unit would be among the teeniest in the new plans, which call for less than half the number of original apartments (57), with monster floor plans up to 15,000 square feet.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 June 2023
The 100-square-foot drinking establishment only seems spacious when compared to Key West’s Smallest Bar (72 square feet), the nation’s teeniest hooch hut.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
After all, there’s no denying that toy dogs are some of the cutest dog breeds out there — not to mention, the teeniest!
—Yolanda Wikiel, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
The air around us is 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen and, surprisingly, some teeny fraction of a percent DNA.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2022
The Kardashians star certainly knows a thing or two about styling underwear as outerwear for her 372 million IG fans, recently posting up in a teeny black thongkini and a tighty whities underwear set.
—Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2022
Make this activity even more fun and festive by decorating your ping pong balls with teeny red hearts like this blogger did.
—Alison Allsopp, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Oct. 2023
Who could forget Katie Holmes’s arrival on the Croisette in the world’s teeniest, tiniest kitten heel?
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 21 June 2023
But that unit would be among the teeniest in the new plans, which call for less than half the number of original apartments (57), with monster floor plans up to 15,000 square feet.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 June 2023
The 100-square-foot drinking establishment only seems spacious when compared to Key West’s Smallest Bar (72 square feet), the nation’s teeniest hooch hut.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
After all, there’s no denying that toy dogs are some of the cutest dog breeds out there — not to mention, the teeniest!
—Yolanda Wikiel, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
The air around us is 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen and, surprisingly, some teeny fraction of a percent DNA.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2022
The Kardashians star certainly knows a thing or two about styling underwear as outerwear for her 372 million IG fans, recently posting up in a teeny black thongkini and a tighty whities underwear set.
—Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2022
Make this activity even more fun and festive by decorating your ping pong balls with teeny red hearts like this blogger did.
—Alison Allsopp, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined above
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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeny. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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