pinching Sentence Examples
- The doctor gently pinched the baby's skin to check for dehydration.
- The seamstress pinched the fabric carefully to create a precise seam.
- The baker pinched the ends of the croissants to give them their distinctive shape.
- The gardener pinched off dead leaves from the rose bush.
- The artist pinched a small piece of clay to create intricate detail.
- The chef pinched a pinch of salt into the soup to enhance the flavor.
- The cat pinched the mouse's tail, causing it to squeal.
- The child pinched their sibling's arm in a playful gesture.
- The cashier pinched the bills together to count them.
- The mechanic pinched the wire to secure the connection.
pinching Meaning
pinching (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Pinch
pinching (a.)
Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pinching
Synonyms:
- careful
- desirous
- conserving
- cheap
- close
- selfish
- spare
- tight
- stingy
- mean
- sparing
- saving
- greedy
- miserly
Antonyms:
- bounteous
- handsome
- selfless
- charitable
- extravagant
- liberal
- profuse
- generous
- altruistic
- free
- free
- bountiful
- unselfish
- bountiful
- lavish
- selfless
- generous
- unstinting
- handsome
- lavish
- altruistic
- openhanded
- extravagant
- munificent
- openhanded
- unstinting
- liberal
- profuse
- charitable
- unselfish
- munificent
- unsparing
- bounteous
- unsparing
Synonyms:
- parsimonious
- economizing
- chary
- penny-pinching
- stinting
- uncharitable
- niggard
- mingy
- covetous
- small
- penurious
- pinchpenny
- grasping
- scrimping
- frugal
- thrifty
- tightfisted
- niggardly
- ungenerous
- closefisted
- chintzy
- economical
Antonyms:
- kindly
- profligate
- overgenerous
- humanitarian
- hospitable
- humanitarian
- benevolent
- beneficent
- wasting
- freehanded
- overgenerous
- magnanimous
- kindly
- compassionate
- magnanimous
- wasteful
- benevolent
- compassionate
- hospitable
- beneficent
- philanthropical
- philanthropic
- philanthropic
- freehanded
- wasting
- profligate
- wasteful
- philanthropical
Synonyms:
- begrudging
- grudging
- hoggish
- avaricious
- mercenary
- resentful
- avid
- itchy
- inhospitable
- coveting
- acquisitive
- envious
- sordid
- shabby
- rapacious
- skimping
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word pinching
of Pinch, Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.
careful, desirous, conserving, cheap,close, selfish, spare, tight, stingy, mean
bounteous, handsome, selfless, charitable, extravagant, liberal, profuse, generous, altruistic, free
The doctor gently pinched the baby's skin to check for dehydration.
The seamstress pinched the fabric carefully to create a precise seam.
The baker pinched the ends of the croissants to give them their distinctive shape.
The gardener pinched off dead leaves from the rose bush.
