Explore Scrimping through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Scrimping meaning
present participle and gerund of scrimp
Using Scrimping
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of scrimp
- In the example corpus, scrimping often appears in combinations such as: scrimping on, scrimping and.
Context around Scrimping
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scrimping
- In this selection, "scrimping" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, worth and years stand out and add context to how "scrimping" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about your scrimping in the and savings and scrimping to get. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scrimping" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scrimping
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One ingredient that isn’t worth scrimping on is the all-important soy sauce. (14 words)
But after living on her savings and scrimping to get by, she’s now urgently looking for customers. (18 words)
You should not have regrets about your scrimping in the past, as you will need the money soon. (18 words)
Due to the coronavirus lockdown, Doctor Who hasn’t been scrimping on fans – with a whole host of new content to keep us all entertained during these turbulent times. (29 words)
Ol’ Urban should be able to absorb the financial blow without much scrimping since he’ll still collect more than $6.7 million this year. (25 words)
A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of island of Maui. (23 words)
Example sentences (7)
But after living on her savings and scrimping to get by, she’s now urgently looking for customers.
One ingredient that isn’t worth scrimping on is the all-important soy sauce.
A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of island of Maui.
Due to the coronavirus lockdown, Doctor Who hasn’t been scrimping on fans – with a whole host of new content to keep us all entertained during these turbulent times.
You should not have regrets about your scrimping in the past, as you will need the money soon.
Ol’ Urban should be able to absorb the financial blow without much scrimping since he’ll still collect more than $6.7 million this year.
They moved to Los Angeles in 1913, citation where he strung tennis rackets, picked fruit and endured a time of scrimping and saving.
Common combinations with scrimping
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scrimping on 2×
- scrimping and 2×