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pinches

SayPINCH-iz/ˈpɪnt͡ʃɪz/

2 meanings of pinches

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of pinch.

    My little brother pinches me whenever Mom is not looking.

    If he gets too loud, his sister pinches his arm.

  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of pinch.

    Add two pinches of salt to the boiling water.

    She stirred a few pinches of dried herbs into the soup.

pinches is a form of pinch

pinch, verb: To squeeze a small fold of someone's skin and flesh hard enough to hurt. Full entry

Forms
pinchpinches he/she/itpinching -ing formpinched past tense, past participle
Spelling
pinch → pinches: add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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