clipping

1 of 2

noun

clip·​ping ˈkli-piŋ 

: something that is clipped off or out of something else

grass clippings

especially : an item clipped from a publication

clipping

2 of 2

present participle of clip entry 1, clip entry 3

Examples of clipping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Articles, images, stray clippings, as well as my own painting and drawing end up filling the pages, often conflicting and complementing each other. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Evonitz kept newspaper clippings about their abductions in a locker in his apartment, and authorities later found both fingerprint and DNA evidence connecting him to the crimes, The Washington Post reported. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026

Use a rake to clear any thatch that is thicker than ½ inch as well as any debris or grass clippings. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2026

Previous reporting in newspaper clippings from The Atlanta Journal, The Atlanta Constitution and the AJC by Rhonda Cook, Don Hicks, Jim Stewart, Bill Rankin, Henry Farber and the editorial board of The Atlanta Journal. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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