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PRONUNCIATION OF STINGIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STINGIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stingier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STINGIER

sting
sting in the tail
sting operation
stingaree
stingbull
stinger
stingies
stingiest
stingily
stinginess
stinging
stinging hair
stinging nettle
stinging tree
stingingly
stingingness
stingless
stingo
stingray
stingy

WORDS THAT END LIKE STINGIER

baggier
buggier
dingier
edgier
foggier
groggier
grungier
logier
mangier
maungier
mingier
piggier
rangier
scungier
spongier
springier
stodgier
stringier
Tangier
zingier

Synonyms and antonyms of stingier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STINGIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stingier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stingier

Translation of «stingier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STINGIER

Find out the translation of stingier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stingier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stingier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吝啬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stingier
570 millions of speakers

English

stingier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stingier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بخلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

stingier
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stingier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stingier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avare
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stingier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geiziger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stingier
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stingier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stingier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stingier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डांग्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stingier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avaro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stingier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

stingier
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stingier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσιγκούνηδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stingier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snålare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stingier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stingier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STINGIER»

The term «stingier» is normally little used and occupies the 139.602 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STINGIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stingier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stingier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stingier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STINGIER»

Discover the use of stingier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stingier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Great Recession
Chapter. 10. Has. the. Great. Recession. Made. Americans. Stingier? Rob Reich, Christopher Wimer, Shazad Mohamed, and Sharada Jambulapati ... 294 Has the Great Recession Made Americans Stingier? Rob Reich, Christopher Wimer, ...
David B. Grusky, Bruce Western, Christopher Christopher Wimer, 2011
2
Defending the Nation: U. S. Policymaking to Create ...
In this model, no notion of centralized or state-directed economy existed (Blank and Stingier 1957). Their model, which superseded wartime models used to project manpower in a government-controlled labor market for wartime needs, now ...
Juan C. Lucena, 2005
3
The Flower of Paradise and Other Armenian Tales
stingy man heard that there was a man even stingier than he was, so he set out to find out what the other stingy man was like. Late that night he reached the home of the man reputed to be stingier than he was. He noticed that his stingy rival ...
Virginia A. Tashjian, 2007
4
The Owl at Dawn: A Sequel to Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit
Since the worker must accept whatever terms are offered by the owner, he can be given stingier and stingier wages by an egoist who seeks greater and greater profit. Moreover the owner, insofar as he is in competition with other owners and  ...
Andrew Cutrofello, 1995
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The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker
Examines the growing crisis confronting American workers at every economic level who are dealing with stagnating wages, shrinking health and pension benefits, and disappearing job security; exposes the poor treatment of employees by many ...
Steven Greenhouse, 2008
6
Deal with Your Debt: Free Yourself from What You Owe, ...
You might even wind up in bankruptcy -- just what you're trying to avoid! For most people, it's smarter to control and manage debt effectively. In this extensively updated guide, Weston shows how to do that.
Liz Weston, 2013
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Quite alone [completed by A.H. Duff].
Parents are growing stingier and stingier every day," added Adelaide. " They think washing costs nothing, and they won't even pay for a seat at church, or for stationery. That's why we've adopted the viva voce system of instruction, and so ...
George Augustus H.F. Sala, Andrew Halliday Duff, 1864
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ABA Journal
DEVELOPMENTS Stingier Jurors Doling Out Fewer Awards Tort reform movement, lawyer ads may be the cause, experts say The probability of recovery is decreasing many types of lawsuits. A sample: DmhabiliW of recovery Cause of action ...
9
The Minds of the West: Ethnocultural Evolution in the Rural ...
An' then it seems as if [her father] gets stingier V stingier every year. I ain't had a new dress in — I d' know— how— long. He says it's all nonsense, an' Mother's just about as bad. She don't want a new dress, an' so she thinks I don't.
Jon Gjerde, 1999
10
Her Christmas Temptation (Mills & Boon M&B): The Billionaire ...
He needed that money. She was getting stingier and stingier, not even picking up packs of cigarettes for him anymore. “Hey!”heyelled at thewall. Stumbling to his feet,he cursed when a shard ofglass poked throughoneof his socks and cuthim.
Barbara Dunlop, Debbi Rawlins, Cathy Yardley, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STINGIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stingier is used in the context of the following news items.
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North Carolina hoping for stingier defense
North Carolina hoping for stingier defense. Gene Chizik's job is to tighten up a leaky squad that often left Carolina feeling blue. Story · Comments · Image (3). «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
2
Stingier summer seen for Manitobans
Stingier summer seen for Manitobans. By: Geoff Kirbyson Posted: 3:00 AM | Comments: Tweet; Post; Reddit; ShareThis; Print; Email. MANITOBANS have done a ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jun 15»
3
Are straight men stingier than gays when it comes to dating?
Are straight men stingier than gays when it comes to dating? When it comes to spending a lot on a date, gay men in Orlando have their heterosexual ... «Freeline Media, May 15»
4
Spander: No secrets: Better, smarter, stingier team won
Spander: No secrets: Better, smarter, stingier team won. By Art Spander. click to enlarge MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP - The Warriors' Andrew Bogut, right, ... «San Francisco Examiner, Apr 15»
5
UWGB women getting even stingier on defense
Mathematically, there's a chance. The Horizon League women's basketball single-season record for fewest points allowed in conference games is an average of ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Mar 15»
6
Airlines Are Getting Stingier, and It's All Your Fault
Americans love to complain about cramped flights and extra fees. So why do they keep choosing them? By Alison Griswold. A girl sits on her bag as she waits for ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 14»
7
Patriots defense getting healthier, stingier
The New England Patriots defense is getting stingier and healthier as the playoffs approach. Tom Brady and his prolific offense enjoy watching that from the ... «Providence Eyewitness News, Dec 14»
8
France's welfare state set to get a little stingier
France's welfare state is renowned worldwide for its generosity but the government has suggested that it might be time to tighten purse strings when it comes to ... «The Local.fr, Oct 14»
9
Dems Getting Stingier With Campaign Cash to Colleagues
In the run-up to the 2012 elections, Republican candidates spent more on political contributions than their Democratic counterparts for the first time in a decade, ... «Center for Responsive Politics, Sep 14»
10
Companies Get Stingier on Dependent Coverage
Companies Get Stingier on Dependent Health Coverage. They're reducing dependent subsidies, eliminating coverage for some spouses and ditching 'family' ... «CFO Magazine, Sep 14»

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