Stinted

Translation of "stinted" into Russian

Verb

stinted Past Simple

/stɪnt/

stint

stints

stinted Past Simple / Past Participle

stinting Gerund

Additional translations

cжиматься

ограничивать себя

Adjective

/ˈstɪntɪd/

stinted

more stinted Comp.

most stinted Super.

The meal was stinted and left everyone hungry.

Еда была скудной и оставила всех голодными.

Additional translations

Verb

To supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of something.

The company did not stint on resources for the new project.

To be frugal or economical in providing something.

She stinted on sleep to ensure the project was completed on schedule.

To restrict or limit (something) within set bounds.

In order to save money, they stinted their children's allowance.

(Archaic) To cease or desist.

Stint thy weeping, for all will be well.

Adjective

/ˈstɪntɪd/

Limited or restricted in amount or quality.

The stinted portions of food left the guests feeling unsatisfied.

Stunted or arrested in growth; meagre in size or development.

The stinted grass on the rocky hillside barely fed the sheep.