skimpy
/ˈskɪmpi/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈskɪmpi/
skimpy
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
skim - py -> skimpy
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
ချွေတာသည်။ ခြိုးခြံသည်။ စေးနှဲသည်။
Don't skimp by using margarine instead of butter. ထောပတ်အစား ဟင်းရွက်ဆီသုံးပြီး ချွေတာမနေနဲ့။ ❍ You should not skimp on insurance when booking your holiday.
❏ skimpy adj (-ier , -iest) (derog )
မစို့မပို့။ မလုံ့တလုံ။ a rather skimpy meal
❍ The dancers wore skimpy dresses.
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Synonyms
stint, withhold, hold back on, be sparing with, be cheap, be economical, be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, conserve, curtail, cut back, cut corners, draw in your horns, economize, go easy, make ends meet, meager, niggardly, pinch pennies, pull in your horns, run a tight ship, save, scant, scrimpy, skimp, skimpy, stretch a dollar, tighten one's belt, tighten your belt, too little too late, unsufficient
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