chipping

present participle of chip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chipping
Verb
  • Follow the manufacturer's safety guidelines closely to protect your hands while slicing.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There were barrel racers slicing turns like poetry, bull riders gripping for glory, and calf ropers moving with the precision of surgeons.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hold Cutting Boards In Place Some cutting boards are quite slick on top of counters, which is both unsafe and inconvenient when chopping food.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Kelly, a former NASA astronaut who flew on Discovery twice, and Warner also released a video on social media contrasting chopping vegetables to chopping up the space shuttle.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The two-time All-Star became the third player in Yankees history to record a 30-30 season after mashing 31 home runs and stealing 31 bases.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to hype surrounding the pie itself, shoppers are sharing their love for mashing a piece of the pumpkin pie in a cup of Costco soft serve ice cream (available in the food court) to make a do-it-yourself sundae.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Another aspect to note is that most of the beef coming from Argentina would fall in the lean grinding beef category.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That hypnotizing aroma may be one thing, but there is actually a science to grinding coffee.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the three Premier League stumbles and a grating 1-0 Champions League shutout to Galatasaray, Liverpool found itself with four uninterrupted losses for the first time since 2014.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The young cast is fine, if occasionally grating.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Chipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chipping. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on chipping

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!