scrimp
verb (used without object)
to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed byon ).
has been scrimping
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present perfect progressiveof scrimp (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Oh, dear! dear! and all this time she has been scrimping and saving, I was unconscious as a child unborn.
From Trifles for the Christmas Holidays by H. S. Armstrong
