"sparing" meaning in English

See sparing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sparing.wav Forms: more sparing [comparative], most sparing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} sparing (comparative more sparing, superlative most sparing)
  1. Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal. Synonyms: frugal Derived forms: sparingly, sparingness Translations (prudent and restrained in the use of resources): пестелив (pesteliv) (Bulgarian), икономичен (ikonomičen) (Bulgarian), šetrný (Czech), střídmý (Czech), šetřící (Czech), parcus (Latin), oszczędny (Polish), parco (Spanish), frugal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sparing-en-adj-LRLyLWA~ Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 39 28

Noun

IPA: /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sparing.wav Forms: sparings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sparing (plural sparings)
  1. The act by which something or someone is spared.
    Sense id: en-sparing-en-noun-7~XQEmTD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 47 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 49 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 21 60 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 64 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 39 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 58 20

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sparing.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sparing
  1. present participle and gerund of spare Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spare
    Sense id: en-sparing-en-verb-UeSIuqld Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 39 28

Inflected forms

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