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cutting

  • noun
  • cut·ting
  • /ˈkʌtɪŋ/

The action of the verb to cut.

Example

“How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?”

Other meanings

  1. A section removed from a larger whole.

  2. A newspaper clipping.

Related words

  • cord-cutting
  • die cutting
  • fair-cake cutting
  • genital cutting
  • melon cutting
  • paper cutting
  • ribbon cutting
  • price-cutting
  • umbilical cord cutting
  • rug-cutting
  • cutting torch
  • clearcutting

Example sentences

  • “This is cutting-edge technology.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cutting” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.