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Meaning of 'stinting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stinting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Stint

Meaning of 'stinting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stinting [ s]
Meaning (1):
- avoiding waste
Example in sentence:
  • a frugal farmer;
  • a frugal lunch;
  • a sparing father and a spending son;
  • an economical meal;
  • an economical shopper;
  • sparing in their use of heat and light;
  • stinting in bestowing gifts;
  • thrifty because they remember the great Depression;
  • `scotch' is used only informally

Nearby Words:

stiacciato stian stibborn stibial stibialism stibiated stibic stibiconite stibine stibious

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