skimp
verb (used without object)
to scrimp.
were skimping
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past progressiveof skimp.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"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
Felt a bit like the BBC were skimping on costs!
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2019
Most of them were eating one quite abundant meal a day and perhaps a pretty good second meal, but practically all of them were skimping at least one meal very much.
From Health Through Will Power by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
Nearly all of them were not eating enough, and were skimping the third meal.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
