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pinching

Speech parts

1. pinching - Noun

2. pinching - Adjective

3. pinching - Verb

Meaning

of Pinch

Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country, yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity could make him break the bonds of friendship or weaken his loyal duty. Margaret Cavendish

Having the right people around you all the time is important. I do take the acting seriously. But this is all fun. I look at it like smoke and mirrors. I still think it's a dream, but I ain't pinching myself yet. Chris Brown

When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened he would be sued. There is a tendency to punish the victim, not the criminal. If someone broke into my house or my mum's house, I worry that the burglar has more rights than me. Simon Cowell

Most men cry better than they speak. You get more nurture out of them by pinching than addressing them. Henry David Thoreau

As corny as it sounds, I'm often pinching myself going, 'What great opportunities and great parts and great people that I've gotten to work with. Chris Messina

It's a mistake, you know. You have no idea what you'll be exposed to... the obscenities and lewd comments, the lecherous gazes, the groping and pinching... and that's just my house. Imagine what it would be like here. Lisa Kleypas

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