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clipping

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. clipping (noun)
  2. clip (verb)
  3. clip (verb)
  4. clipping bureau (noun)
  5. affix-clipping (noun)
  6. clip off (transitive verb)

clip·ping

noun \ˈkli-piŋ\

Definition of CLIPPING

: something that is clipped off or out of something else <grass clippings>; especially : an item clipped from a publication
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First Known Use of CLIPPING

15th century

Rhymes with CLIPPING

dripping, lipping, nipping, ripping, shipping, whipping

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