geizen meaning and definition in german

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third-person singular simple present geizt, past tense geizte, past participle gegeizt, auxiliary haben

to be miserly, to be stingy
to be sparing

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Emma, die erst in ihrem Äußeren so akkurat und adrett gewesen war, lief nunmehr tagelang in ihrem Morgenkleide umher, trug graue baumwollne Strümpfe und fing an zu knausern und zu geizen.She who was formerly so careful, so dainty, now passed whole days without dressing, wore grey cotton stockings, and burnt tallow candles.OP303524

geizen meaning and definition in german

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