sparing

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/ === Adjective === sparing (comparative more sparing, superlative most sparing) Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frugal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === sparing present participle and gerund of spare === Noun === sparing (plural sparings) The act by which something or someone is spared. === Anagrams === gnisrap, parings, parsing, rapings, rasping == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sparring. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsparɪŋk] === Noun === sparing m inan (sports) sparring (practice match) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sparing”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “sparing”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === From sparen +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspaː.rɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aːrɪŋ === Noun === sparing f (plural sparingen, diminutive sparinkje n) (construction) wall opening for cables and pipes ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: sparing == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈspa.rɪŋ] Hyphenation: spa‧ring === Etymology 1 === From English sparring. ==== Verb ==== sparing (colloquial) to practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat Synonym: berlatih === Etymology 2 === Unadapted borrowing from Dutch sparing. ==== Noun ==== sparing (plural sparing-sparing) (construction) wall opening for cables and pipes === Further reading === “sparing”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sparring. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspa.riŋk/ Rhymes: -ariŋk Syllabification: spa‧ring === Noun === sparing m inan (sports) sparring (practice match) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “sparing”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sparing”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)