skimp
verb (used without object)
to scrimp.
skimping
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present participleof skimp.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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That hasn’t stopped some people from posting pictures and videos on social media of scrawny sandwiches, accusing the company of skimping on meat portions since Blackstone got involved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Sometimes I would have asked my mum after we'd ended up in hospital overnight if she could transfer me money as I wasn't expecting to be here, we were skimping to get by," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
After any natural disaster, horror stories invariably crop up about insurance companies skimping or dragging their feet on payments to vulnerable homeowners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
You're doing a disservice to your food and your palate if you're skimping on salt.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2024
On a bracing afternoon, he escorted Weaver into the Radiation Laboratory and showed him the twenty-seven-inch cyclotron, not skimping on the vaudeville of the lavender deuteron beam shooting into the air.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
