CLIPPING Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of clipping

as in shaving

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verb

present participle of clip

as in trimming

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time

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as in hitting

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head

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Recent Examples of clipping

Noun

Old Herald clippings from 1986 reported about homeowners’ toilets and sinks smelling like gas, a 3-year-old getting rashes and fevers from drinking the well water and fear of dryers exploding. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026 Currently, when city residents separate their food waste and yard clippings, chances are it’s being trucked to faraway processing facilities in Bakersfield or Lancaster. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

Verb

Stembel suggests tightly folding or clipping the seed packet closed, and writing the year on it as a quick hack. — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026 Rebroadcasting, clipping or other uses are not permitted without licensing. — Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clipping

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Noun

Fragrance-free and gentle enough for sensitive skin, Green Stix turn a shaving mishap into a non-event.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Replacing a filling or shaving down a crown is a routine part of dental care.

— Laurie Mermet, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaving

Verb

But while the wider economy has come under pressure, with inflation hovering above 4% and the government trimming its economic growth forecasts, Brazil has also been an economic beneficiary of higher oil prices as a net oil exporter.

— Chloe Taylor,Thomas Da Graca Barlow, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The hair architect responsible for trimming Lawrence’s texture on Tuesday has not yet been revealed.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of trimming

Verb

The national Democratic effort to defeat Collins kept going; now the party is spending millions on an ad hitting her for a ProPublica story about her links to a corrupt defense contractor.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Last year in Arizona, a motorcyclist was fatally injured after hitting a Waymo and being flung into the road.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of hitting

Noun

The administration has also been quietly pressuring the National Park Service to sell a sliver of Yosemite National Park to a private developer.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Here, generous sleeves and fluid movement deliver plenty of drama without exposing so much as a sliver of skin.

— Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sliver

Verb

This change is apparent in the fact that European governments, too, are cutting funding for religious freedom advocacy.

— Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
In a sign of growing staff unrest over the steady stream of cost-cutting announcements across the BBC, some workers made their feelings known on a Microsoft Teams call earlier this week.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutting

Verb

Iran has tried to push world energy prices higher with attacks on the region's oil shipping routes; the United States, in turn, has aimed to wreck Iran's economy by blockading its ports since June and slapping it with increasingly tough sanctions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
The officers walked over to the man and told him to place his hands behind his back, slapping him in cuffs in front of customers and coworkers.

— Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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The documentary’s new No-Movies are slightly longer, but still snippets of less than five minutes.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The clip features snippets of the personal testimonies given by Perry’s close friends and family, as well as words from Perry himself.

— Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of snippet

Verb

Bella chews him out for punching Angus in the face right before Angus’s big presentation, which Johnny knew about because they were supposed to throw a return supper for him, a dinner Johnny was supposed to cook.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Castro whips her head around and follows him, punching him in the back.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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