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Skimping

Skimp \Skimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Skimping.] [Cf. Skinch, Scamp, v. t.]

  1. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

  2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

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skimping

vb. (present participle of skimp English)

Usage examples of "skimping".

Whatever power was lost by skimping was probably made up for by the number of victims.

Through her sick heart rushed the realization, that if she merely had stood before that wicket and asked one question, she would have known that all those bitter years of skimping for Elnora and herself had been unnecessary.

There had been accusations of skimping due to rushed programming, particularly in the field of synaesthetic olfaction, making the simvacation even more of an attenuated experience.