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单词 teeny
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Definition of teeny in English:

teeny

adjectiveteeniest, teenierˈtiːniˈtini
informal
  • Tiny.

    a teeny bit of criticism
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then for the crust, you need flour, butter, milk, and a teeny bit of salt.
    • That star is actually a teeny bit older than I am, but not so much as to make a difference.
    • About an hour later I was a teeny bit gigglier than usual.
    • He has left me and gone into a teeny tiny world full of bleeping things.
    • Most of them started out as teeny tiny babies, after all.
    • The solution is one of those teeny tiny lights that clip onto the book.
    • I'm a teeny bit lazy and I like it to happen right in front of me.
    • I am only looking at tiny teeny places and not some estate.
    • Pulling aside the curtains, she stepped out with the teeny tiny shirt hanging off her teeny tiny frame.
    • Have you ever read the ingredients in the teeny, tiny print on a tin of commercial dog food?
    • Over a low flame, add teeny tiny bits of butter one at a time, turning slowly with a fork.
    • So someone had the unenviable task of condensing a five decade recording career into one teeny tiny album.
    • But the ones it affects the most are the teeny babies, premature babies, or ones with lung problems.
    • Of course, there may just be a teeny, tiny problem with that plan of action.
    • The postage is a teeny bit more, but nothing that's going to break the bank.
    • The hole in the floor was teeny tiny and located under various shelves I had to crawl around to gain access.
    • The animations of the units are smooth and use high quality models (even though they are teeny tiny).
    • Then a bit later there was this teeny tiny little woman walking ahead of me.
    • I just took this photo of the light fitting here in our living room with my teeny tiny camera.
    • Somehow, his voice made her feel a very, very, very teeny tiny bit of homesickness.
    Synonyms
    tiny, minuscule, microscopic, very small, little, diminutive
    micro, miniature, nanoscopic, baby, toy, midget, dwarf, pygmy, Lilliputian
    Scottish wee
    informal teeny-weeny, teensy, teensy-weensy, weeny, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, eensy, eensy-weensy, tiddly, pint-sized, bite-sized, knee-high to a grasshopper
    British informal titchy, ickle
    North American informal little-bitty

Origin

Early 19th century: variant of tiny.

Rhymes

Athene, bambini, beanie, Bellini, Bernini, bikini, Boccherini, Borromini, capellini, catenae, Cellini, Cherubini, Cyrene, Fellini, fettuccine, genie, greeny, grissini, Heaney, Houdini, Jeanie, linguine, martini, Mazzini, mankini, meanie, Mussolini, Mycenae, Paganini, Panini, porcini, Puccini, queenie, rapini, Rossellini, Rossini, Santoríni, Selene, spaghettini, Sweeney, teeny-weeny, tortellini, Toscanini, Trini, tweeny, wahine, weeny, zucchini
 
 

Definition of teeny in US English:

teeny

adjectiveˈtēnēˈtini
informal
  • Tiny.

    a teeny bit of criticism
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of course, there may just be a teeny, tiny problem with that plan of action.
    • The postage is a teeny bit more, but nothing that's going to break the bank.
    • Pulling aside the curtains, she stepped out with the teeny tiny shirt hanging off her teeny tiny frame.
    • Somehow, his voice made her feel a very, very, very teeny tiny bit of homesickness.
    • So someone had the unenviable task of condensing a five decade recording career into one teeny tiny album.
    • That star is actually a teeny bit older than I am, but not so much as to make a difference.
    • Have you ever read the ingredients in the teeny, tiny print on a tin of commercial dog food?
    • About an hour later I was a teeny bit gigglier than usual.
    • Most of them started out as teeny tiny babies, after all.
    • Then a bit later there was this teeny tiny little woman walking ahead of me.
    • He has left me and gone into a teeny tiny world full of bleeping things.
    • The animations of the units are smooth and use high quality models (even though they are teeny tiny).
    • I just took this photo of the light fitting here in our living room with my teeny tiny camera.
    • Then for the crust, you need flour, butter, milk, and a teeny bit of salt.
    • But the ones it affects the most are the teeny babies, premature babies, or ones with lung problems.
    • Over a low flame, add teeny tiny bits of butter one at a time, turning slowly with a fork.
    • The solution is one of those teeny tiny lights that clip onto the book.
    • I am only looking at tiny teeny places and not some estate.
    • The hole in the floor was teeny tiny and located under various shelves I had to crawl around to gain access.
    • I'm a teeny bit lazy and I like it to happen right in front of me.
    Synonyms
    tiny, minuscule, microscopic, very small, little, diminutive

Origin

Early 19th century: variant of tiny.

 
 
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