clipping

noun

clip·​ping ˈkli-piŋ How to pronounce clipping (audio)
: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially : an item clipped from a publication

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Do not blow grass clippings or leaves onto sidewalks. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025 For mosquitoes, that means standing water along with things like grass clippings, weeds, and leaves. Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 4 July 2025 The work has included periodically surveying participants — mainly nurses and other health professionals who enrolled to support science — and collecting biological samples such as blood, urine, stool, or toenail clippings. David Hilzenrath, CNN Money, 1 July 2025 Ball looked to clippings dating from the 1950s and 1970s to explore then-contemporary perceptions of trans people. News Desk, Artforum, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for clipping

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clipping was in the 15th century

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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

clipping

noun
clip·​ping ˈklip-iŋ How to pronounce clipping (audio)
: something cut out or off
a newspaper clipping
grass clippings

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