as in tiny
very small in size
kept losing the teeny-weeny coffee mugs for the kitchen in her dollhouse
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Recent Examples of teeny-weeny
Willems discusses how kids can use their imagination to understand their place.
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Award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems' creative spark elevated him to the big time among children's book creators, but his latest work takes us into teeny-weeny territory.
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Abc News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Quant’s miniskirt was the teeny-weeny logo of an era of liberation.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Jenner captioned the photo dump from her recent Italian vacation, including multiple lakeside shots in an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny yellow thong bikini.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023
Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny pores, visible hydration — and all without any apparent makeup.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 7 July 2023
Without much deliberation, Sheva whips out that teeny-weeny mortar, basically a toy, an oversized under-barrel grenade launcher.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
Abc News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Quant’s miniskirt was the teeny-weeny logo of an era of liberation.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Jenner captioned the photo dump from her recent Italian vacation, including multiple lakeside shots in an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny yellow thong bikini.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023
Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny pores, visible hydration — and all without any apparent makeup.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 7 July 2023
Without much deliberation, Sheva whips out that teeny-weeny mortar, basically a toy, an oversized under-barrel grenade launcher.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny-weeny
Adjective
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The gals at Always Booked put together the most fantastic event down to the tiniest detail.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2025
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As far as we’re concerned, the fact that so much cleaning power can be packed into those tiny dishwashing pods is pure magic.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Federal spending was relatively minuscule in those years.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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The number of transgender athletes competing in school and college sports is thought to be minuscule.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Or how about one-bite eggplants, personal-sized spaghetti squash, miniature bell peppers (red, orange, and chocolate brown varieties), Tom Thumb lettuce, four-inch diameter cabbages, four-inch long Japanese Hulless ears of corn, pinkie finger sized carrots, and golf ball sized beets.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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So far, the miniature lock has no exact parallels in Europe.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Teeny-weeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny-weeny. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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