Pinching and Wasting

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Pinching adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: neighborhood kids who were trick-or-treating knew better than to bother to knock on that pinching couple's door

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Wasting is an antonym for pinching in stingy topic.

Nearby Words: pinch, pinched

Wasting noun - Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease.

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Pinching is an antonym for wasting.

Nearby Words: waste, wasted, wasteful, wastage, waster

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