| Example in Indonesian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Ketika es musim dingin mulai menipis, anjing menjadi beban pulau yang paling tidak mampu. | When the winter ice started thinning, dogs became an expense most islanders couldn't afford. |
| - Ini tidak botak, ini menipis! | - It's not bald, it's thinning. |
| kesabaranku menipis, Kolonel. | My patience is wearing thin, Colonel. Roger that. |
| Dan rambutnya menipis. | And her hair is thin. |
| Pecandu yang menyatakan sendiri dengan rambut yang menipis. | The self proclaimed geek with thinning hair. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | dunnen | English | thin |
| Estonian | harvendama,hõrenema, peenenema, õhendama | Finnish | laihentaa, ohentaa, ohentua, oheta |
| French | amincir | German | lichten |
| Icelandic | þynna | Italian | assottigliare, rassottigliare, smagrire |
| Norwegian | tynne | Polish | cienieć, rozrzedzać, rzednąć, ścieniać |
| Portuguese | adelgaçar, afinar | Romanian | subția |
| Russian | поредеть, редеть | Turkish | seyrelmek |
| Vietnamese | mong, mòng, thìn |