stinge

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From stingy.

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  • IPA(key): /stɪnd͡ʒ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Noun[edit]

stinge (plural stinges)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A person who is seen to have a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity.
    Don’t be such a stinge and let me try some of your ice cream, mate!

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stinge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of stingere

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Verb[edit]

stinge

  1. Alternative form of stingen

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin extinguere.

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Verb[edit]

a stinge (third-person singular present stinge, past participle stins) 3rd conj.

  1. (transitive) to put out, extinguish
    Synonym: (far less common) înăbuși
  2. (transitive) to turn off, switch off an electric device
    Synonym: opri
  3. (reflexive) to go out, be extinguished
  4. (reflexive, figurative, euphemistic, literary) to pass away
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:muri
  5. (reflexive, figurative) to wane, fade, lose intensity
  6. (transitive, of quicklime) to slake (neutralise)
  7. (transitive, obsolete, of someone’s life) to put an end to (i.e. to kill)

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