"Pinch" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Pinch" Meaning

A small amount taken or seized, typically with the fingers: "He gave me a pinch of salt on my food." To handle or hold someone or something carefully, as if they might break: "Be careful, I'm going to pinch the vase to move it."To feel great sorrow or anxiety about something: "She's pinching every time she thinks about the exams."A person's fingerprints: "The police found a single pinch on the window."

"Pinch" Examples

5 Usage Examples of the Word "Pinch"

Example 1: Using "Pinch" to Refer to a Small Amount:The recipe calls for a pinch of salt.##

Example 2: Describing a Gesture of Tightly Holding or Grasping:To stop the bleeding, a pinch of the wound was applied.###

Example 3: In Pinching as a Form of Painful Gripping:When she pinched him on the arm, he cried in response to the pain.#### Example 4: Using "Pinch" to Refer to an Incidental Itch or Bite:Nitpicking on his arm evolved into a painful pinch.#### Example 5: Get a Pinch of Something:He pinched a potato peel so that our chips won’t toast up into a burnt chip.