Thesaurus results for CHOPPING

chopping

verb

present participle of chop

as in slicing

to cut into small pieces chop the onions before adding them to the pot

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Recent Examples of chopping His first came after he was released down the flank by Semenyo, carrying the ball forward before chopping inside and hammering a shot straight at Nick Pope. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Avoid rototilling or chopping living Bermuda grass, because small fragments can produce new plants. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026 Hal Steinbrenner sitting in the Yankee dugout one of these days before the regular season ends and chopping it up with the media the way Uncle Steve did at Citi Field the other day. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 Bologna is made by finely chopping meat and shaping it before cooking it. — Anna Dilger, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 Meals are punctuated by the heavy thwack of Soto’s butcher knife chopping the meats against a large block of Sinaloan alamo wood, while music and TVs complete the din. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Head was out in Hasan's next over, chopping on a delivery that was bowled from around the wicket as Australia slipped to 52-2. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Crofton Wooden Chopping Block The Crofton Wooden Chopping Block provides a sturdy surface for slicing, chopping, and prepping ingredients. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopping

Verb

The blade can make light work of opening packages, cutting cord, slicing through leather, and more.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Airlines are likely slicing what passengers can't compare on shopping sites – legroom, complimentary snacks, customer service staffing ratios.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of slicing

Verb

These three were dicing for top production honors, and only the Corvette added some electrification to the mix.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
Part of the way that was achieved was by slicing and dicing congressional districts in South Florida, home to the state’s largest concentration of Democrats.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026

Definition of dicing

Verb

Then push the zucchini through the large holes of your box grater or plane grater, starting from the top of the grating surface and moving your zucchini to the bottom.

— Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026
Crofton Box Grater The classic Crofton Box Grater gives you multiple grating options in one compact kitchen tool.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026