Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to skinny
Participle: skinnied
Gerund: skinnying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | skinny |
| you | skinny |
| he;she;it | skinnies |
| we | skinny |
| you | skinny |
| they | skinny |
Perfect
| I | have skinnied |
| you | have skinnied |
| he;she;it | has skinnied |
| we | have skinnied |
| you | have skinnied |
| they | have skinnied |
Past
| I | skinnied |
| you | skinnied |
| he;she;it | skinnied |
| we | skinnied |
| you | skinnied |
| they | skinnied |
Pluperfect
| I | had skinnied |
| you | had skinnied |
| he;she;it | had skinnied |
| we | had skinnied |
| you | had skinnied |
| they | had skinnied |
Future
| I | will skinny |
| you | will skinny |
| he;she;it | will skinny |
| we | will skinny |
| you | will skinny |
| they | will skinny |
Future Perfect
| I | will have skinnied |
| you | will have skinnied |
| he;she;it | will have skinnied |
| we | will have skinnied |
| you | will have skinnied |
| they | will have skinnied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | skinny |
| you | skinny |
| he;she;it | skinny |
| we | skinny |
| you | skinny |
| they | skinny |
Perfect
| I | have skinnied |
| you | have skinnied |
| he;she;it | have skinnied |
| we | have skinnied |
| you | have skinnied |
| they | have skinnied |
Imperfect
| I | skinnied |
| you | skinnied |
| he;she;it | skinnied |
| we | skinnied |
| you | skinnied |
| they | skinnied |
Pluperfect
| I | had skinnied |
| you | had skinnied |
| he;she;it | had skinnied |
| we | had skinnied |
| you | had skinnied |
| they | had skinnied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would skinny |
| you | would skinny |
| he;she;it | would skinny |
| we | would skinny |
| you | would skinny |
| they | would skinny |
Perfect
| I | would have skinnied |
| you | would have skinnied |
| he;she;it | would have skinnied |
| we | would have skinnied |
| you | would have skinnied |
| they | would have skinnied |
Imperative
| you | skinny |
| we | Let's skinny |
| you | skinny |
Verbs conjugated like 'skinny'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'skinny'
shinny,
hinny,
sinne,
skin,
skinch,
skink,
skivvy,
squinny,
whinny,
benny,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin + -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones; the meaning associated with nudity refers to the exposed skin.
Sample Sentences
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Like an accordion at a country wedding producing sweet-and-sour notes, some importers are expanding their U.S. retail automotive operations while others are skinnying down. [1982, Ward's Auto World, volume 18, numbers 1-6, page 65:]
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By the end of the chapter, we will have (hopefully) skinnied the list of contenders further (perhaps there will be none left). [1996, Kevin Dowd, Getting Connected: The Internet at 56K and Up, page 25:]
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Said one judge: "What is [Chapter 22] other than the process of skinnying the company down? Are there some inefficiencies in that? If so, they can be absorbed by the economy and the country." [2001, Bankruptcy Court Decisions (volume 38, page A-7)]