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What is the noun for pinchingly?

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pinch
  1. The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
  2. A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
  3. An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
  4. An organic herbal smoke additive.
  5. (physics) A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Esther looked at Millie's midriff and gave it a pinch, which was sudden and intrusive.”
      “Trey felt a pinch on his middle finger. He promptly looked down and saw a red ant twitching and dying on the ground after injecting its venom.”
      “For the pastry, place the flour and butter in a food processor with a pinch of salt.”
pincher
  1. A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher.
  2. A person or thing that pinches, as in stealing; e.g. a thief or kleptomaniac.
  3. Misspelling of pincer.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Then the police had come and pincher had been taken off to the police station.”
      “Mrs. pincher was at the door of the clergy-house, crying openly and wiping her eyes.”
      “Former reporters describe him as a penny pincher, prone to calling journalists to demand justification for expenses.”
pinching
pinchers
  1. plural of pincher
  2. Alternative form of pincers
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He can thus pin the whistleblower between the pinchers of the waiver and the threat of putting the stubborn journalist in jail.”
      “Then suddenly, he pulled the pinchers out, and in their serrated grasp was a perfectly round lead musket ball.”
      “It simply felt like being tied down by three strong men armed with pinchers.”
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