pinching 1 of 3

as in close
giving or sharing as little as possible neighborhood kids who were trick-or-treating knew better than to bother to knock on that pinching couple's door

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pinching

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pinching

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verb

present participle of pinch
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as in holding
to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points the zipper on those jeans always pinches me

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“Pinching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinching. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.

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