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noun | verb stintstint1 /stɪnt/ noun [countable usually singular] a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity: stint as/in/at/with He did a four-year stint in the marines. noun | verb stintstint2 verb [intransitive usually in negatives] ETYMOLOGYstint2Origin: Old English styntan to make dull or less sharp VERB TABLEstint |
Present | I, you, we, they | stint | | he, she, it | stints | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stinted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stinted | | he, she, it | has stinted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stinted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will stint | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stinted |
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Present | I | am stinting | | he, she, it | is stinting | | you, we, they | are stinting | Past | I, he, she, it | was stinting | | you, we, they | were stinting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been stinting | | he, she, it | has been stinting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been stinting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be stinting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been stinting |
to give or use too little of something: stint on They didn’t stint on alcohol at the party. |