stinge
/stɪnd͡ʒ/
stinge verb: to act stingily or parsimoniously.
Verb
stinge (third-person singular simple present stinges, present participle stinging, simple past and past participle stinged)
- To act stingily or parsimoniously.
Noun
stinge (plural stinges)
- A person who has a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity.
- Don’t be such a stinge, and let me try some of your ice cream, mate!
Forms of stinge
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | stinges |
| present participle | stinging |
| past participle | stinged |
| past | stinged |
| Noun | |
| plural | stinges |
Origin of stinge
Possibly a back-formation from stingy.
Words that rhyme with stinge
Questions about stinge
- What does stinge mean?
- Stinge means to act stingily or parsimoniously.
- What part of speech is stinge?
- Stinge can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce stinge?
- Stinge is pronounced /stɪnd͡ʒ/.
- What is the past tense of stinge?
- The past tense of stinge is stinged.
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