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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