pinching in English

verb
1
grip (something, typically someone's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.
she pinched his cheek
2
live in a frugal way.
if I pinch and scrape , I might manage
synonyms:economizescrimp (and save)be sparingbe frugalcut backtighten one's beltretrenchbe stingybe tight
3
arrest (someone).
I was pinched for speeding
4
sail (a boat) so close to the wind that the sails begin to lose power.

Use "pinching" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "pinching" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "pinching", or refer to the context using the word "pinching" in the English Dictionary.

1. Her pinching Bruised the peaches

2. I just keep pinching myself.

3. His pinching bruised the peaches.

4. Frieda grinned, pinching him on the butt.

5. His grandparents were humourless and penny-pinching.

6. The lack of a license was pinching me.

7. They walked around him, prodding and pinching him.

8. I became tired of his penny-pinching friends.

9. 4 synonyms for Cheeseparing: penny-pinching, skinny, near, close

10. Local residents have accused the council of penny-pinching.

11. Pinching pennies for piggy banks becomes part of your practice.

12. To obtain good bushy plants, keep pinching out the tips.

13. 4 synonyms for Cheeseparing: penny-pinching, skinny, near, close

14. And life insurers struggle to sell policies when people are penny-pinching.

15. Zoom in to see details using a pinching gesture on the image.

16. Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.

17. Apply pressure to the nose by pinching the nostrils firmly together.

18. In fact, penny-pinching is actually one common catalyst of divorce.

19. Giving or spending with reluctance Synonyms: close, near, penny-pinching, skinny Examples - a penny-pinching miserly old man - our Cheeseparing administration - very close (or near) with his money

20. We are frail, penny-pinching, well-bundled and preoccupied with our small concerns.

21. Buttonhook To protect your finger joints, avoid tightly pinching with your fingers

22. K: You can say that again! I've been penny-pinching all year!

23. Cheeseparing - giving or spending with reluctance; "our Cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" penny-pinching , skinny , near , close

24. Begin by pinching Billows’ spring arms and inserting them through the vent hole

25. She could finally tolerate no more of his coldness and penny-pinching ways.

26. Synonyms for Cheapness include stinginess, miserliness, parsimony, closeness, penuriousness, tightness, pinching, tightfistedness, cheeseparing and meanness

27. Penny-pinching at a time like this isn't just cruel; it endangers the nation's future.

28. And penny-pinching at the expense of the unemployed is cruel as well as misguided.

29. But Vegas is suffering - visitor numbers have fallen as penny-pinching gamblers stay away.

30. But Nischan says the penny-pinching has actually helped his Connecticut restaurant, Dressing Room.

31. And the Monster was pinching Ma's bosoms with its hideous clawed fingers so that blood squirted out.

32. He could not find an adequate motive in Mr. Butler's life of pinching and privation.

33. Baldwin was ascetic, wearing hand-me-down clothes, pinching pennies, and living on a very small salary.

34. Decapitation secretion (pinching off of the cytoplasm with intraluminal secretion) is a hallmark of Apocrine hidrocystomas (Figure 2).

35. Pinching our children gives rise to brief entertainment, especially when the children yell abuse in retaliation.

36. Amy slept with a patent clothespin pinching it, she couldn't attain the Grecian effect she so much desired.

37. Unfortunately we have a penny-pinching local government that spends as little as possible on parks and sports facilities.

38. If you don't have to be frugal, you probably let some of your penny-pinching strategies slide.

39. Loosen the flesh of the Ballyhoo by pinching it just behind the head and continue right down to the tail.

40. Agnolotti is one of our favorite pasta shapes because the little pockets created from pinching the dough catch the sauce

41. Japanese firms have tried to be as penny-pinching on pay in their foreign operations as they have at home.

42. 21 What's more, the penny - pinching has nothing much to do with the fact that Britain is skint.

43. When growing these Chrysanthemums, skip the summer pinching process that creates the tightly rounded, flower-covered plant typical of …

44. This is expensive and painful, but cautious, penny-pinching governments end up paying more than those that tread boldly.Sentencedict.com

45. Antenoon Deception is giving birth could be confused as me? Pinching a loaf might look some costly? Also state the derby factor

46. One of Edward's early nannies often abused him by pinching him before he was due to be presented to his parents.

47. 20 Then fold the dough over the filling, pinching the two sides together until you have a half-moon dumpling.

48. “Never, never let the salesman convince you that the pinching shoe will feel better after you break it in,” warns Dr.

49. The Aliphatic alcohols are applied to tobacco at the button or early flower stage and act as chemical pinching agents to control sucker shoots.

50. A selection of arming wear allows you to head into battle in comfort by providing Armor padding to prevent rubbing and pinching