"stinge" meaning in English

See stinge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stɪnd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stinge.wav Forms: stinges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒ Etymology: From stingy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} stinge (plural stinges)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A person who is seen to have a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (topical): People Related terms: stinge out, stingy, stingily, stinginess
    Sense id: en-stinge-en-noun-F7Zr-rhO Disambiguation of People: 99 1 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 12 5 19 15 16 18 3 2 2 3 1 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 6 15 12 20 22 2 1 1 2 1 4 1

Verb

IPA: /stɪnd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stinge.wav Forms: stinges [present, singular, third-person], stinging [participle, present], stinged [participle, past], stinged [past]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒ Etymology: From stingy. Head templates: {{en-verb}} stinge (third-person singular simple present stinges, present participle stinging, simple past and past participle stinged)
  1. to act stingily or parsimoniously
    Sense id: en-stinge-en-verb-PK5G6Emv

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From stingy.",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stinged",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪndʒ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stinge"
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "text": "Don’t be such a stinge and let me try some of your ice cream, mate!",
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        }
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        }
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        "New-Zealand"
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        "present"
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    },
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    "English verbs",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɪndʒ/1 syllable",
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  "related": [
    {
      "word": "stinge out"
    },
    {
      "word": "stingy"
    },
    {
      "word": "stingily"
    },
    {
      "word": "stinginess"
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        }
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