* Adjective: Describing a quality or state. Example: "The paper is thin."
* Verb: To make something thinner. Example: "She thinned the paint with water."
* Adverb: Describing the manner of an action. Example: "The fog thinned as the sun rose."
Let me know if you have a specific sentence in mind, and I can tell you which part of speech it is in that context!