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pinchin'

pinchin' is the pronunciation spelling of pinching.

Meaning of pinching

Adjective

pinching (comparative more pinching, superlative most pinching)

  1. That pinches, or causes such a sensation
    • It was one January morning, very early — a pinching, frosty morning — the cove all gray with hoar-frost, the ripple lapping softly on the stones, the sun still low and only touching the hilltops and shining far to seaward.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC

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Questions about pinchin'

What is pinchin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Pinchin' is the pronunciation spelling of pinching.

Words near pinchin' in the dictionary

  1. pinchgut
  2. pinchguts
  3. pinchier
  4. pinchiest
  5. pinchily
  6. pinchin'
  7. pinching
  8. pinching a loaf
  9. pinching at
  10. pinching off
  11. pinching one off

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