stinge

English

Etymology

From stingy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪndʒ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Noun

stinge (plural stinges)

1. (Australia, New Zealand) An individual who is seen to have a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity.

   Don't be such a stinge and let me try some of your ice cream, mate!

Related terms

• stinge out
• stingy
• stingily
• stinginess

Anagrams

• get-ins, ingest, signet, tinges

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Italian

Verb

stinge

1. third-person singular present indicative of stingere

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Middle English

Verb

stinge

1. Alternative form of stingen

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin extinguere, present active infinitive of extinguō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a stinge (third-person singular present stinge, past participle stins) 3rd conj.

1. to turn off, put out
2. to extinguish, quench

Conjugation

    conjugation of stinge (third conjugation, past participle in -s)

infinitive			a stinge
gerund			stingând
past participle			stins
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	sting	stingi	stinge	stingem	stingeți	sting
	imperfect	stingeam	stingeai	stingea	stingeam	stingeați	stingeau
	simple perfect	stinsei	stinseși	stinse	stinserăm	stinserăți	stinseră
	pluperfect	stinsesem	stinseseși	stinsese	stinseserăm	stinseserăți	stinseseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să sting	să stingi	să stingă	să stingem	să stingeți	să stingă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		stinge			stingeți
	negative		nu stinge			nu stingeți

Related terms

• distinge
• extincție