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Sparing   /spˈɛrɪŋ/   Listen
Sparing

adjective
1.
Avoiding waste.  Synonyms: economical, frugal, scotch, stinting.  "An economical shopper" , "A frugal farmer" , "A frugal lunch" , "A sparing father and a spending son" , "Sparing in their use of heat and light" , "Stinting in bestowing gifts" , "Thrifty because they remember the great Depression" , "'scotch' is used only informally"


Spare

verb
(past & past part. spared; pres. part. sparing)
1.
Refrain from harming.  Synonym: save.
2.
Save or relieve from an experience or action.
3.
Give up what is not strictly needed.  Synonyms: dispense with, give up, part with.
4.
Use frugally or carefully.



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"Sparing" Quotes from Famous Books



... was avaricious, thought they; he would do much for money, and they would some day try him in the furnace. It was true, indeed, that the old sailor had amassed considerable wealth during his frequent voyages to the East. It was true also that he was sparing and saving; that he drove bargains to the verge of perdition, and clinched them at the crucial moment. But it was equally true that he was free from fraud. His teas were what they pretended to be, his silks unimpeachable, and no ...
— Stories by English Authors: The Sea • Various
... busy and did not feel like sparing the time, so at last, Clara, Louis and I went over, and Mrs. Davis came with her husband, who performed the ceremony in a pleasant way. I think no couple ever had just such wedding presents. A blanket and some home-spun towels from Aunt Hildy; a large silk bandana handkerchief, ...
— The Harvest of Years • Martha Lewis Beckwith Ewell
... I can trust my all with God, In trial's painful hour, Bow all resigned beneath his rod, And bless his sparing power; A joy springs up amid distress, A fountain ...
— Bertha and Her Baptism • Nehemiah Adams
... He wasn't sparing her now. God had proved that he was capable of anything. It was incredible to Ransome that Violet should live through that night. He wouldn't believe his mother and the doctor and the nurse when they told him that everything was as it should be. He knew that they were lying; they must ...
— The Combined Maze • May Sinclair
... glibly, young woman," he said. "It is necessary that I should instruct you without loss of time, as to how you should be sparing of your words in the presence of your ...
— Thelma • Marie Corelli


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