Stint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unbroken period of time during which you do something

smallest American sandpiper

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪnt/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪnt/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈɪnt/.

Examples

there were stretches of boredom
he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Erolia minutilla scrimp skimp stretch scant least sandpiper

Parts of Speech

noun	an unbroken period of time during which you do something “there were stretches of boredom”
noun	smallest American sandpiper
noun	an individual's prescribed share of work “her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her”
verb	subsist on a meager allowance “scratch and scrimp”
verb	supply sparingly and with restricted quantities “sting with the allowance”

Word Forms

stinter

noun

an economizer who stints someone with something

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

besogne assignée

une période de temps ininterrompue pendant laquelle vous faites quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

escatimar

un período de tiempo ininterrumpido durante el cual haces algo

🇮🇹Italian

periodo

un periodo di tempo ininterrotto durante il quale fai qualcosa

🇵🇹Portuguese

período

um período ininterrupto de tempo durante o qual você faz algo

🇷🇺Russian

ограничение

непрерывный период времени, в течение которого вы что-то делаете

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कार्यकाल

समय की एक अटूट अवधि जिसके दौरान आप कुछ करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সময়কাল

একটি অবিচ্ছিন্ন সময়কাল যেখানে আপনি কিছু করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்டிண்ட்

நீங்கள் ஏதாவது செய்யும் ஒரு இடைவிடாத காலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టింట్

మీరు ఏదైనా చేసే పగలని కాలం

🇮🇳Marathi

कार्यकाळ

एक अखंड कालावधी ज्या दरम्यान आपण काहीतरी करता

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્યકાળ

સમયનો અખંડ અવધિ જે દરમિયાન તમે કંઈક કરો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟಿಂಟ್

ನೀವು ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡುವ ಮುರಿಯದ ಅವಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റിൻ്റ്

നിങ്ങൾ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു ഇടവേളയില്ലാത്ത കാലഘട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰਜਕਾਲ

ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਅਟੁੱਟ ਅਵਧੀ ਜਿਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مدت

وقت کی ایک غیر منقطع مدت جس کے دوران آپ کچھ کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

限制

你做某事的一段不间断的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

スティント

あなたが何かをする途切れることのない期間

🇰🇷Korean

정량

당신이 뭔가를 하는 동안 깨지지 않는 기간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thời gian làm việc

một khoảng thời gian liên tục trong đó bạn làm điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

จำกัด

ระยะเวลาไม่ขาดตอนในระหว่างที่คุณทำอะไรบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tugas

periode waktu yang tidak terputus selama Anda melakukan sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

bertugas

tempoh masa yang tidak terputus semasa anda melakukan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهمة

فترة زمنية متواصلة تفعل خلالها شيئًا ما

🇮🇷Persian

دوره

یک دوره زمانی ناگسستنی که در طی آن کاری انجام می دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

sınır

bir şeyi yaptığınız kesintisiz bir zaman dilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַמֵץ

פרק זמן בלתי שבור שבמהלכו אתה עושה משהו

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