Anagrams of PINCHING_

• To electroplate with zinc.

• To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

• the act of chipping something

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

• (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

• a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall

• a short light metallic sound

• make or emit a high sound

• fill the chinks of, as with caulking

• make cracks or chinks in

• lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

• pull or lift up with or as if with a winch

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

• (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team

• abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

• a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

• make high-pitched sounds

• sing in modulation

• any undertaking that is easy to do

• stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

• a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps

• tie a cinch around

• make sure of

• get a grip on; get mastery of

• a painful or straitened circumstance

• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a small sharp bite or snip

• a squeeze with the fingers

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• make ridges into by pinching together

• make off with belongings of others

• cut the top off

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear