Synonyms of clipping

clipping 1 of 2

noun

as in shaving

Related Words

• shaving
• sliver
• snippet
• splinter
• paring
• segment
• section
• chunk
• length
• cutting
• portion
• chop
• part
• hunk
• lump
• cut
• slice
• cutlet

clipping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of clip

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaving
• trimming
• cutting
• snipping
• cropping
• shearing
• pruning
• mowing
• paring
• bobbing
• nipping
• cutting back
• polling
• docking
• lopping (off)
• whittling
• pinching
• shortening
• manicuring
• curtailing
• skiving
• stumping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• elongating

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hitting
• slapping
• punching
• knocking
• smacking
• slamming
• banging
• clapping
• whacking
• striking
• swiping
• pounding
• cracking
• batting
• nailing
• kicking
• tapping
• pasting
• pushing
• flicking
• hammering
• shoving
• bashing
• thumping
• chopping
• licking
• tagging
• poking
• zapping
• boxing
• swatting
• clocking
• clobbering
• jabbing
• bobbing
• thwacking
• clouting
• stabbing
• bludgeoning
• rapping
• bonking
• bumping
• socking
• stroking
• belting
• bopping
• slugging
• smiting
• biffing
• slogging
• busting
• walloping
• whaling
• mangling
• beating
• stamping
• hanging one on
• mauling
• pummeling
• slashing
• battering
• cuffing
• scuffing
• roughing
• whipping
• lashing
• dumping
• butting
• buffeting
• peppering
• lambasting
• switching
• pelting
• jostling
• bunging
• prodding
• drubbing
• bunting
• kneeing
• lacing
• spearing
• pommeling
• decking
• leveling
• bowling (down or over)
• flailing
• creaming
• thrashing
• clubbing
• flogging
• sapping
• felling
• sledging
• knocking down
• caning
• cudgeling
• flooring
• braining
• sledgehammering
• conking
• sucker punching
• skulling
• beaning
• rabbit-punching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clipping

Noun

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

Rummel found newspaper clippings about the Ku Klux Klan terrorizing, kidnapping, and warning African Americans to stay in line or be dealt with. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

Verb

Ned’s Spider-Man-tracking wall also features a newspaper clipping that references a Latino parkour prodigy in Brooklyn, where Miles is from. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026