scrimp
verb (used without object)
to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed byon ).
had been scrimping
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past perfect progressiveof scrimp.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Broadwater, who was released in 1998, had been scrimping and saving to hire lawyer after lawyer to try and prove his innocence.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
