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Stinting

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v. Present participle of stint.

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adj. avoiding waste

Word Usage

"When people are very poor for their position in life, they can only keep out of debt by stinting on many occasions when stinting is very painful to a liberal spirit."

Verb Form

stinted stinting stints

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

duration continuance furnish provide supply

Cross Reference

limit

Variant

pume

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

phalarope stop stent cease limit

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Clint Flint Schwindt clint dint

Same Context

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