clipping

noun

clip·​ping ˈkli-piŋ 

: something that is clipped off or out of something else

grass clippings

especially : an item clipped from a publication

Examples of clipping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Newspaper clippings, documents, photos, letters — all went into her small brown suitcase. — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Harrop’s column is among a number of media clippings Fauci preserved in his diary, a surreally mortifying document released to the public last week by Senator Rand Paul. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026

The installation, a partnership between Bedrock and the Detroit Historical Society that runs through 2026, paints a picture of the building’s storied history with artifacts from the restoration, period newspaper clippings, maps, and photos. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Proper Disposal Of Grass Clippings Properly disposing of grass clippings can, of course, be as simple as setting your mower to the mulch setting and leaving your clippings on the lawn. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing clipping

• press clipping

Rhymes for clipping

• chipping
• dipping
• dripping
• flipping
• gripping
• nipping
• ripping
• shipping
• sipping
• skipping
• slipping
• snipping

Kids Definition

clipping

noun

clip·​ping ˈklip-iŋ 

: something cut out or off

a newspaper clipping

grass clippings