stint
verb/stɪnt/
/stɪnt/
[intransitive, transitive] usually used in negative sentencesVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stint | /stɪnt/ /stɪnt/ |
| he / she / it stints | /stɪnts/ /stɪnts/ |
| past simple stinted | /ˈstɪntɪd/ /ˈstɪntɪd/ |
| past participle stinted | /ˈstɪntɪd/ /ˈstɪntɪd/ |
| -ing form stinting | /ˈstɪntɪŋ/ /ˈstɪntɪŋ/ |
- to provide or use only a small amount of something
- stint (on something) She never stints on the food at her parties.
- stint yourself We don't need to stint ourselves—have some more!
Word OriginOld English styntan ‘make blunt’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb stunt.
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