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scrimp
What does scrimp mean?
scrimp (verb): to be frugal, whether to a reasonable and wise extent or to a miserly and unwise extent.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use scrimp in a sentence?
- The company scrimped on the design so badly that it ended up defective. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce scrimp?
/skɹɪmp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does scrimp come from?
From Scots scrimp (“meager”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schrimpen (“to shrivel up, wrinkle”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “scrimp” mean?
to wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly
Not quite: that's what fidget means.
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
Not quite: that's what leer means.
shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
Not quite: that's what vibrate means.
to be frugal, whether to a reasonable and wise extent or to a miserly and unwise extent
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