plural stints
: a period of time spent doing a certain job or activity
He had a brief stint as a mail carrier.
a four-year stint in the army
stints; stinted; stinting
: to use or give something in limited amounts
—usually + on or with
She doesn't stint on spices in her cooking. [=she uses a lot of spices]
He can be stinting with praise. [=he tends not to praise people very often]
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“Stint.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/stint. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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