chipping

present participle of chip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chipping
Verb
  • Let lasagna stand for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • The three cutter-drones finished slicing the bedroom’s window out of the wall.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • These cubes are designed to reduce the time needed for chopping and measuring.
    Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
  • If preparing vegetables from scratch is an option for you, a few extra minutes spent washing, peeling, and chopping can add flavor, texture, freshness, and value to your cooking.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • More often, the series borrows from the overall feeling of Dippold’s inspirations, mashing up and remixing the obsessions of a lifelong horror fan.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • Severance star Zach Cherry hit the Deadline Studio at SXSW London this week with director Jason James to discuss genre-mashing romcom-thriller-noir All Night Wrong which premiered at the festival.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Yet Marketplace Pulse research shows only 23% of sellers are growing revenue and improving margins at the same time; the rest are either grinding or distressed.
    Dani Nadel, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The grinding process will leave a large mound of chips mixed with soil that will need to be removed and replaced with topsoil.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • There’s something grating about finding out that the customer service representative on the other end of the line is an AI agent, not an actual human.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 June 2026
  • For others, his cantankerous nature can be grating.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 June 2026
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“Chipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chipping. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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