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Definition of "pinching" []

  • That pinches, or causes such a sensation (adjective)
  • Present participle of pinch. (verb)

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Use "pinching" in a sentence
  • "They're giving new meaning to the term pinching pennies."
  • ""Ay, captain, I have drove many a bargain in my time, and sometimes I have been paid in money, and sometimes I have been paid in promises; now the last are what I call pinching food.""
  • "Then her lips thinned, her expression pinching at Pearl Hand’s disrespect."