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tinny

adjective

Definition of tinny

as in thin

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Recent Examples of tinny There are several ways to enhance your tunes above the tinny sound on your laptop. — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 And then, crackling across the radio in both Gemini 7 and Mission Control, just nine days before Christmas of 1965, came a tiny, tinny chorus of Jingle Bells, performed live, on a small harmonica and small set of bells—contraband Schirra had smuggled aboard his ship. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 May 2026 This happened because Sterling was a man of very rare gifts, starting with a set of pipes that, even in his late 80s, could make the grandest church organ sound like a tinny, old saloon piano. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026 The song strips the original’s iconic beefy melody down for parts, replacing it with tinny drumbeats and a minimal synthline, a sound that would become electroclash’s hallmark. — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tinny

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Adjective

When new, concrete possesses a thin, temporarily protective layer that, if not maintained, will wear away, exposing the interior, which gradually crumbles.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Officials issued the alert Monday after a man shared with police an image appearing to show the dangerous reptile slithering from the thin branch of a tree onto the roof of a backyard shed.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of thin

Adjective

With a soprano voice that’s sharp but never shrill, O’Donovan can levitate a heartfelt melody over just about any kind of accompaniment.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrill

Adjective

But American Sepp Kuss is days away from ticking off a second Grand Tour treble, three years after his first.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Lively initially asked for treble damages and punitive damages as well, but Liman previously ruled that those were not available under federal law.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of treble

Adjective

Actor Mark Ruffalo, one of the deal’s most strident critics, has vowed to continue the fight.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
The framework from Democratic Majority for Israel takes a less strident view on Netanyahu, who faces another election this month.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of strident

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