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Synonyms for stinting in English

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  1. stinting:
  2. stint:

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Detailed Synonyms for stinting in English

stinting:

stinting adj

  1. stinting
    – avoiding waste 1
    frugal; sparing; economical; scotch; stinting
    – avoiding waste 1
    • frugal adj
      • a frugal farmer1
      • a frugal lunch1
    • sparing adj
      • a sparing father and a spending son1
      • sparing in their use of heat and light1
    • economical adj
      • an economical meal1
      • an economical shopper1
    • scotch adj
      • `scotch' is used only informally1
    • stinting adj
      • stinting in bestowing gifts1

Alternate Synonyms for "stinting":


Related Definitions for "stinting":

  1. avoiding waste1
    • stinting in bestowing gifts1

stint:

stint verb

  1. stint
    to haggle; to pinch and scrape; skimp; whittle; stint; to go short
  2. stint
    – supply sparingly and with restricted quantities 1
    scant; stint; skimp
    – supply sparingly and with restricted quantities 1
  3. stint
    – subsist on a meager allowance 1
    stint; skimp; scrimp
    – subsist on a meager allowance 1

stint [the ~] noun

  1. the stint
    – an individual's prescribed share of work 1
    the stint
    – an individual's prescribed share of work 1
    • stint [the ~] noun
      • her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her1
  2. the stint
    – smallest American sandpiper 1
    the stint; the least sandpiper; the Erolia minutilla
    – smallest American sandpiper 1
  3. the stint
    – an unbroken period of time during which you do something 1
    the stretch; the stint
    – an unbroken period of time during which you do something 1
    • stretch [the ~] noun
      • there were stretches of boredom1
      • he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary1
    • stint [the ~] noun

Related Words for "stint":

  • stinting

Alternate Synonyms for "stint":


Related Definitions for "stint":

  1. an individual's prescribed share of work1
    • her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her1
  2. smallest American sandpiper1
  3. an unbroken period of time during which you do something1
  4. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities1
  5. subsist on a meager allowance1







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