- pinch|ing
- pinch|ing «PIHN chihng», adjective.2. Figurative. distressing; causing straits.3. Figurative. sparing, parsimonious, or niggardly.–pinch´ing|ly, adverb.
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pinch´ing|ly — pinch|ing «PIHN chihng», adjective. 1. that pinches; nipping; sharp. 2. Figurative. distressing; causing straits. 3. Figurative. sparing, parsimonious, or niggardly. –pinch´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pen|ny-pinch|ing — «PEHN ee PIHN chihng», noun, adjective. Informal. –n. an exercising of care in the spending of money; being stingy: »Penny pinching is fine as far as it goes, but it is the whole inflated balloon of Government that really needs to be pinched… … Useful english dictionary
pinch — pinch; pinch·able; pinch·er; pinch·beck; pinch·ing; pinch·ing·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
pen·ny-pinch·ing — … Useful english dictionary
sneesh|ing — «SNEE shihng», noun. Scottish. 1. snuff. 2. a pinch of snuff. ╂[perhaps < Scottish Gaelic snaoisín, Irish snaoisean, alterations of English sneezing] … Useful english dictionary
pinching — pinch·ing … English syllables
pinchingly — pinch·ing·ly … English syllables
penny-pinching — pen|ny pinch|ing [ peni ,pıntʃıŋ ] adjective unwilling to spend money ╾ pen|ny pinch|ing noun uncount ╾ pen|ny pinch|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
penny-pinching — pen·ny pinch·ing (pĕnʹē pĭn chĭng) adj. Giving or spending money grudgingly; niggardly. penʹny pinch ing n. * * * … Universalium
