How to pronounce "pinch"

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describe your first Pinch Me moment 10

describe your first Pinch Me moment 10 years ago I worked for Saturday Night

years ago I worked for Saturday Night

years ago I worked for Saturday Night Live my very first Saturday there I went

Live my very first Saturday there I went

Live my very first Saturday there I went down from the writer's room and I

down from the writer's room and I

down from the writer's room and I watched the like ending credits on the

watched the like ending credits on the

watched the like ending credits on the floor at Studio 88 when you're down

floor at Studio 88 when you're down

floor at Studio 88 when you're down there you see the cast on stage clapping

there you see the cast on stage clapping

there you see the cast on stage clapping the band is playing and what you may or

the band is playing and what you may or

the band is playing and what you may or may not know is to the left and right of

may not know is to the left and right of

may not know is to the left and right of the screen there are monitors and we get

the screen there are monitors and we get

the screen there are monitors and we get to see what you guys see at home and I

to see what you guys see at home and I

to see what you guys see at home and I saw the credit it's going and you see

saw the credit it's going and you see

saw the credit it's going and you see the word writers and then you see all of

the word writers and then you see all of

the word writers and then you see all of the writers names cycling under the word

the writers names cycling under the word

the writers names cycling under the word writers and I saw my name and it was

writers and I saw my name and it was

writers and I saw my name and it was mindblowing you know I was definitely

mindblowing you know I was definitely

mindblowing you know I was definitely like Star Struck in that moment that my

like Star Struck in that moment that my

like Star Struck in that moment that my name was there and I was there as well

name was there and I was there as well

name was there and I was there as well but it was like an aha moment because I

but it was like an aha moment because I

but it was like an aha moment because I had never called myself a writer and I

had never called myself a writer and I

had never called myself a writer and I don't know when it happened but

don't know when it happened but

don't know when it happened but somewhere along the way I told myself

somewhere along the way I told myself

somewhere along the way I told myself that I can't call myself a writer until

that I can't call myself a writer until

that I can't call myself a writer until someone else calls me a writer and I'd

someone else calls me a writer and I'd

someone else calls me a writer and I'd given away that power and it was from

given away that power and it was from

given away that power and it was from that moment on I realized I know I had

that moment on I realized I know I had

that moment on I realized I know I had Ambitions to direct and to act on the

Ambitions to direct and to act on the

Ambitions to direct and to act on the screen and to be on Broadway and all

screen and to be on Broadway and all

screen and to be on Broadway and all these things I wasn't going to wait to

these things I wasn't going to wait to

these things I wasn't going to wait to have someone else give me that identity

have someone else give me that identity

have someone else give me that identity because just because your paycheck

because just because your paycheck

because just because your paycheck doesn't match your ambition doesn't mean

doesn't match your ambition doesn't mean

doesn't match your ambition doesn't mean you aren't those things

Phonetic Breakdown of "pinch"

Learn how to break down "pinch" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/pɪntʃ/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

P IH1 N CH

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Definition of "pinch"

Pronunciation: /pɪntʃ/

Noun

The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
A close compression of anything with the fingers.

Example: "I gave the leather of the sofa a pinch, gauging the texture."
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
An organic herbal smoke additive.
A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament.
The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
An arrest.

Verb

To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

Example: "The children were scolded for pinching each other."
To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
To squeeze between two objects.
To steal, usually something inconsequential.

Example: "Someone has pinched my handkerchief!"
To arrest or capture.
To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.
To seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals.
To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.

Example: "to be pinched for money"
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
To complain or find fault.