Antonyms for pinching

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pinch

Phonetic Transcription : pɪntʃ

Definition of pinching

Origin : early 13c., from Old North French *pinchier "to pinch, squeeze, nip; steal" (Old French pincier, Modern French pincer), of uncertain origin, possibly from Vulgar Latin *punctiare "to pierce," which might be a blend of Latin punctum "point" + *piccare "to pierce." Meaning "to steal" in English is from 1650s. Sense of "to be stingy" is recorded from early 14c. Related: Pinched; pinching.

adj stingy

Example sentences :

There was a red patch on each of his old soft cheeks as if somebody had been pinching them.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

"I have not heard," said she, pinching her lips, and speaking with a forced composure.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever

"I'm the one who's to blame for all the carrots," pinching Gyp's cheek.
Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott

Pinching your finger in the crack of a door on the hinge side.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

Maxwell secured them by pinching his own ear or by squeezing the arm of his neighbor.
Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland

These marks were all raised, and done, I suppose, by pinching up the skin.
Extract from : « Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora » by Edward Edwards

The boys pet him, and by pinching him have taught him to bite.
Extract from : « The Citizen-Soldier » by John Beatty

He never dreamed of squeezing the plump arm or pinching the smooth cheek.
Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber

"So that is the way the wind blows," said her father, pinching her cheek and laughing.
Extract from : « The Tory Maid » by Herbert Baird Stimpson

Viola, pinching her sleeve about her wrist, looked up roguishly.
Extract from : « The Tyranny of the Dark » by Hamlin Garland

Synonyms for pinching

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