2 dictionary results for: Stinting
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| stint 1
(stĭnt) Pronunciation Key
v. stint·ed, stint·ing, stints v. tr.
v. intr.
n.
[Middle English stinten, to cease, from Old English styntan, to blunt.] stint'er n., stint'ing·ly adv. |
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| stinting | |
adjective | |
| avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "'scotch' is used only informally" [syn: economical] |
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