Meanings
verbstinge (third-person singular simple present stinges, present participle stinging, simple past and past participle stinged)
present singular third person stinges · participle present stinging · participle past stinged · past stinged
- informalintransitiveTo act stingily or parsimoniously.
nounstinge (plural stinges)
plural stinges
- AustraliaNew ZealandinformalA person who has a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity.
Don’t be such a stinge, and let me try some of your ice cream, mate!
Origin
Possibly a back-formation from stingy.
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Rhymes with stinge
fringehingesyringeinfringebingegingtingeimpingesingetwingewhingedingelingewingeswingeabstringeaccingeastringeattingebefringebeswingecompingeconstringeperstringe
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APA
stinge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stinge
MLA
“stinge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stinge. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stinge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stinge.
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