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skinching

skinching is the present participle and gerund of skinch.

Meaning of skinch

Verb

skinch (third-person singular simple present skinches, present participle skinching, simple past and past participle skinched)

  1. (slang) To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
    • The child skinched money to go on the ride.

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Questions about skinching

What is skinching the present participle and gerund of?
Skinching is the present participle and gerund of skinch.

Words near skinching in the dictionary

  1. skinch
  2. skinched
  3. skinches
  4. skinchier
  5. skinchiest
  6. skinching
  7. skinchy
  8. skindiver
  9. skindiving
  10. skinema
  11. skinemas

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