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pinching

English

Adjective

pinching (comparative more pinching, superlative most pinching)

  1. That pinches, or causes such a sensation
    • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
      It was one January morning, very early — a pinching, frosty morning — the cove all gray with hoar-frost, the ripple lapping softly on the stones, the sun still low and only touching the hilltops and shining far to seaward.

Verb

pinching

  1. present participle of pinch

Noun

pinching (plural pinchings)

  1. The act of one who or that which pinches.
  2. (horticulture) The act of pinching off new growth.

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gnawing

English

Etymology

From Middle English gnawynge; equivalent to gnaw +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n????/ (RP)
  • (intrusive R) IPA(key): /?n?????(?)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?n???/
  • Rhymes: -????

Adjective

gnawing (comparative more gnawing, superlative most gnawing)

  1. (of pain or hunger) severe or intense

Verb

gnawing

  1. present participle of gnaw

Noun

gnawing (plural gnawings)

  1. The process by which something is gnawed.
    the gnawings of mice
  2. A sensation of being gnawed.

Anagrams

  • wanging

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